Humans
Hawking's global warnings divided opinion but the world listened
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Health
Nice prize for Alzheimer's work, shame about the lack of a cure
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Life
Shock collars are a bad way to train dogs so let's ban them
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Health
Rich-poor divide in past flu pandemics must guide strategy today
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Health
Don't hate all processed foods - they make modern life possible
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Physics
Why 2018 is looking like it will be the year of the black hole
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Earth
When it comes to climate change, a tantrum is just what we need
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Earth
Rock dusting on farms could cool the climate, so let's try it
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Technology
Technology firms must develop new ways to jam Russia's fake news
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Technology
Will a new wave of smart glasses make us 'glassholes' again?
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Space
China's reckless attitude to space debris needs to change
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Humans
Skincare science is frivolous and warrants attack, right? Wrong
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