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Humans

Time to take a long, hard look at humanity's future in the cosmos

Progress in understanding nearly everything that lies beyond Earth has been immense, but it is timely to raise questions about stewardship of our own world

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Technology

Chemistry has led to environmental woes, but it can tackle them too

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by CHINE NOUVELLE/SIPA/Shutterstock (10963111a) Dr. Mohammed Abdul-Hussein (R) and CT technician Hanan Jamal examine lung images at al-Shifaa Center in Baghdad, Iraq, Oct. 12, 2020. In a specialized COVID-19 hospital in Iraqi capital of Baghdad, a Chinese-donated CT scan, mobile X-ray equipment, and other medical supplies are saving lives in the front-line battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. Already 400 patients have benefited from the important medical donation. TO GO WITH

Health

Long covid – the best thing that ever happened to functional disorders

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KRASNOYARSK TERRITORY, RUSSIA - APRIL 17, 2021: An aerial view of the village of Nosok, Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District. It is also the location of the Zarya Taimyra [Taymyr Dawn] state reindeer farming enterprise. Alexander Ryumin/TASS (Photo by Alexander Ryumin\TASS via Getty Images)

Environment

A collaborative approach is needed to avoid the next pandemic

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It is possible to remake our economy so we use less and waste less

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Earth

Geology needs to reinvent itself as we fight against climate change

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This picture taken on January 16, 2022 shows a man watching smoke hanging over houses on a polluted day in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia. (Photo by BYAMBASUREN BYAMBA-OCHIR / AFP) (Photo by BYAMBASUREN BYAMBA-OCHIR/AFP via Getty Images)

Environment

We can't afford to delay getting to grips with chemical pollution

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Humans

Science is increasingly revealing how we can boost our happiness

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Physics

Advances in physics may seem abstract at first but tech often follows

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HANOI, VIETNAM - SEPTEMBER 10: People wait in a queue to receive their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine at a public COVID-19 vaccination centre on September 10, 2021 in Hanoi, Vietnam. Hanoi is aiming to mass test the entire city and vaccinate all its adult population with at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot by September 15. Vaccinations in Vietnam are picking up pace as increased supplies arrive in the country, which is the EU's largest trading partner in Southeast Asia. (Photo by Linh Pham/Getty Images)

Health

The future course of the covid-19 pandemic is in all our hands

We should expect more twists and turns with the coronavirus pandemic in 2022, but people's behaviour will make a big difference to how things play out

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New Scientist's predictions for the big science stories of 2022

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Humans

In 2021, we made real progress in fighting covid-19 and climate change

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Space

The James Webb Space Telescope is expensive, but it should be worth it

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Environment

Methane's climate impact was just one truth finally accepted at COP26

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