Humans
Science's fake news problem: How funding pressures drive bad research
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Society
General election 2019: Why you should think climate change not Brexit
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Technology
Hyperpalatable foods are a modern bogeyman. But what even are they?
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Health
Approval of golden rice could finally end vitamin A deficiency deaths
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Technology
Why US police could be using your genes to profile you right now
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Technology
Deepfakes are terrible for democracy, but Facebook is a bigger threat
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Life
Who owns life? The world is about to decide, with huge ramifications
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Environment
11 years remain to fight climate change – what progress have we made?
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Health
We need to ban the sale of all fireworks to the public right now
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Technology
Will Google bail if its quantum computer doesn’t turn a quick profit?
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Space
The ‘nuclear pasta’ in neutron stars could transform particle physics
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Space
The solar system has too many moons – it's time for a cull
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