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Environment

Why the climate crown is ready for China to take – if it wants to

With the US in retreat from climate negotiations, China's Xi Jinping could become the next green global leader

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Environment

Hiking parking costs is a great way to reduce car usage

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Physics

How dark energy findings may inspire a new generation of physics nerds

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When it comes to crime, you can't algorithm your way to safety

Technology

When it comes to crime, you can't algorithm your way to safety

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The complexity of female sex hormones calls for more science, not less

Health

The complexity of female sex hormones calls for more science, not less

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Life

Is the fungal science in The Last of Us going off the rails?

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Mind

Science is a Pandora's box – but we should open it anyway

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Don't ban kids from social media; create a site that works for them

Society

Don't ban kids from social media; create a site that works for them

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Life

What if we could experience life as another species?

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Life

England has just given the thumbs up to gene-edited plants. Hooray!

A UK parliamentary committee has greenlit gene-edited plants. This is great news, as it will boost food production and reduce waste, says Michael Le Page

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Environment

We may soon be able to hold fossil fuel companies to account

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Society

Does science have a future in the US?

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Life

Let's remember that extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence

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Mind

The supplement that really can improve your brain health

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