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Humans

Despite reaching 8 billion people, we must plan for population decline

Space

How JWST could find signs of alien life in exoplanet atmospheres

Health

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Life

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Leaders

Humans

Despite reaching 8 billion people, we must plan for population decline

The number of people on the planet has hit a huge milestone at 8 billion, but fertility rates are falling fast in many countries, which means planning for an older population

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Environment

COP27 climate summit will discuss reparations for affected countries

鈥淟oss and damage鈥� has been included in the agenda at COP27, with vulnerable countries demanding funding to deal with the severe impacts of climate change

Health

Liver disease deaths in England and Wales are up since pandemic began

Technology

IBM unveils world’s largest quantum computer at 433 qubits

Health

A daily dose of aspirin raises the risk of falls among older people

Life

‘Divorce’ rates are higher in birds that travel long distances

Environment

World鈥檚 largest plant for making methanol fuel from CO2 opens in China

Space

Planets around graveyard star were consumed before Earth was even born

Technology

Emissions from world’s chip manufacturing hub are growing each year

Environment

Annual US clock change kills 33 people and 36,500 deer in car crashes

Environment

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Technology

Unpiloted military helicopter flies 134 km in simulated mission

Space

Neutrinos have been spotted coming from a strange, shrouded galaxy

Health

Abortions are up 11 per cent in US states where it is still legal

Space

Crooked star clusters may be a sign that Einstein鈥檚 gravity is wrong

Physics

Phantom notes played by violins turn out to be a real sound

Life

Cane toads fling their tongues so hard the recoil slaps their heart

Space

A weird dead star may have a solid-like surface made of iron crystals

Earth

Tonga eruption’s volcanic plume reached above the stratosphere twice

Health

Malaria outbreak in Ethiopia linked to invasive mosquito from Asia

Analysis

Environment

Does the UK need new nuclear plants like Sizewell C to reach net zero?

With the cost of renewables and batteries plummeting, some academics argue that the UK doesn't need to build new nuclear power stations to achieve its net zero goal

Technology

Will Ukraine deploy lethal autonomous drones against Russia?

Humans

What will a population of 8 billion people mean for us and the planet?

Environment

Tackling population growth is key to fighting climate change

Technology

If cyberpunk no longer fits our vision of the future, what does?

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Space

Caroline Herschel’s pioneering astronomy is brought into the spotlight

Herschel's discovery in the 18th century of 560 missing stars is the focus of new audio-visual work from photographic artist Lynda Laird

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Features

Space

How JWST could find signs of alien life in exoplanet atmospheres

The James Webb Space Telescope can peer into alien skies like never before. With six potentially habitable planets within its sights, astronomers are entering a new era in the search for biology beyond our solar system

Health

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Life

How flowering plants beat bloom-free gymnosperms to world dominance

Culture

Humans

Sentience review: Inside a controversial new idea about consciousness

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