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Why using rare metals to clean up the planet is no cheap fix

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Why using rare metals to clean up the planet is no cheap fix

Demand for rare metals can only increase in the move to a zero-carbon economy. The Rare Metals War by Guillaume Pitron lays out the terrifying cost

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Remote Control review: Fusing Ghanaian stories with a sci-fi thriller

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Remote Control review: Fusing Ghanaian stories with a sci-fi thriller

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Inherited podcast finds hope in the dreams of young climate activists

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Inherited podcast finds hope in the dreams of young climate activists

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Diving Deep review: The amazing life of marine film-maker Mike deGruy

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Diving Deep review: The amazing life of marine film-maker Mike deGruy

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The New Climate War review: Reasons to be optimistic about the future

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The New Climate War review: Reasons to be optimistic about the future

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Over 1.5 million flamingos gather on the soda flats of Lake Natron in northern Tanzania

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A Perfect Planet review: Attenborough's new show is one of his best

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Assassin's Creed Valhalla review: Vikings marauders become nice

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Assassin's Creed Valhalla review: Vikings marauders become nice

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Podcast goes behind the scenes in the battle to mitigate wildfires

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Podcast goes behind the scenes in the battle to mitigate wildfires

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Second Spring review: A brave film about agency and cognitive decline

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Second Spring review: A brave film about agency and cognitive decline

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iHuman review: Should we be afraid of a world run by AI?

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iHuman review: Should we be afraid of a world run by AI?

Documentary iHuman is thoroughly committed to an apocalyptic view of society in which we are in thrall to artificially intelligent machines. That is its strength – and its weakness, says Simon Ings

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Brave New Planet review: A guide to future tech’s moral dilemmas

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The best sci-fi films and science documentaries to watch in 2021

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10 of the best sci-fi books that you should read in 2021

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The best science books to read in 2021

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