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Health

Will psychedelics for depression be just another false dawn?

Mind-bending street drugs are increasingly being hailed as potent antidepressants. Will they live up to the claims, ask Colin Hendrie and Alisdair Pickles

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pupils in school

Health

Stressed out GCSE kids need more mental health help

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Can a crowdsourced mega-forest offset Trump's climate chaos?

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We really can run the world on renewable energy – here’s how

Earth

We really can run the world on renewable energy – here’s how

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Drone in foreground with jet aircraft in background

Technology

Why aren't we testing whether planes can survive a drone crash?

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Low-calorie pizza and burgers won’t fix our child obesity crisis

Health

Low-calorie pizza and burgers won’t fix our child obesity crisis

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A seedling sprouting from earth in outstretched cupped hands

Earth

Can a crowdsourced mega-forest offset Trump’s climate chaos?

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Two open tins of paint side by side on teh floor – one is blue, the other is pink

Humans

Culture not biology is behind many differences between the sexes

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Hand crushing a raw egg

Health

Netflix vegan hit What the Health serves up lots of bad science

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There is a good case to unleash job-killing AI on the high seas

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There is a good case to unleash job-killing AI on the high seas

Life on a container ship can be hellish, so maybe we shouldn't mourn the loss of these roles too much as the first crewless vessels take shape, says Paul Marks

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Health

This is why the first CRISPR baby won't be born in the US

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Humans

Are atheists really morally depraved? The idea defies logic

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Health

England's dire north-south health gap is a scandal that must end

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Humans

Memo to all tech bros: Sexism, not biology, holds women back

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