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Thousands of people march though Central London, UK, on Earth Day on 22 April 2017 to protest against what they see as a threat to experts, evidence and investment in science. Protesters assembled at the Science Museum and marched to Parliament Square. The march, a worldwide event, supports science and evidence-based research and was organized in opposition to Donald Trump's environmental and energy policies. (Photo by Jay Shaw Baker/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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We’ll never understand the universe while we’re drowning in admin

Funding cuts are undermining the scientific enterprise, impoverishing our attempts to discover the secrets of nature and share them widely, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Lessons from the covid-19 pandemic could help us reduce cyberbullying

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Lessons from the covid-19 pandemic could help us reduce cyberbullying

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Plastic food packaging gets a bad rap, but does it always deserve it?

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Plastic food packaging gets a bad rap, but does it always deserve it?

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Our global agreement on AI could reduce bias and surveillance

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Why maths should move on from the ancient Greeks

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Why maths should move on from the ancient Greeks

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Tech companies don’t get science fiction – and that's deeply troubling

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto/Shutterstock (12595454g) Participants attend Climate Action for Health session during the tenth day of the COP26 UN Climate Change Conference, held by UNFCCC inside the COP26 venue - Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, Scotland on November 9, 2021. COP26, running from October 31 to November to 12 in Glasgow, is the most significant climate conference since the 2015 Paris summit as the nations are expected to set new greenhouse gas emission targets in order to slow the global warming, as well as firming up other key commitments. Day 10 Of COP26 UN Climate Conference In Glasgow, United Kingdom - 09 Nov 2021

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COP26 could never be a true success without delivering climate justice

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Climate change misinformation is prevalent online

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Our AI is exposing climate misinformation throughout COP26

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Medicine must stop using race and ethnicity to interpret test results

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Medicine must stop using race and ethnicity to interpret test results

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Sterile neutrinos could explain dark matter – if we can find them

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Sterile neutrinos could explain dark matter – if we can find them

There are good reasons to think that neutrinos have a shy cousin that could explain dark matter, but searches have so far come up empty, writes Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Is it true that use of synthetic fertiliser is increasing everywhere?

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6 charts that show what climate change is doing to our planet

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What’s next now Tesla is worth a trillion dollars?

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The flawed way Netflix measures views leaves TV stuck in the past

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