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Is MSG bad for you or is mass aversion to it just a cultural oddity?
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Insect brains will teach us how to make truly intelligent robots
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Net zero has taken the world by storm in a rare climate win
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Our study of gambling and its harms shows it's time to intervene
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Why the universe can be described by the equations of fluids
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Vaccine nationalism will leave everyone more at risk of coronavirus
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An unscientific debate over breast milk is spilling into food banks
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No, native plants aren't always the best choice for gardens
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Silicon Valley needs to take responsibility for its political power
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We must start publishing ethnicity data for covid-19 vaccinations
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Environment
Here's why you should be hopeful about climate action in 2021
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Electric cars' best ever year is a tipping point for green transport
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