Environment Cultured meat needs a lot more government backing – for all our sakes Lab-grown meat could change the world for the better, but relying on the free market to develop it is a recipe for disaster. Governments must step up News
Physics Record-breaking quantum memory brings quantum internet one step closer Optic fibres could be used to build a quantum internet Two clouds of atoms that store quantum information, called quantum memories, have been connected across a longer distance than ever before. They could prove useful for building a quantum version of the internet Quantum communication relies on a phenomenon called entanglement. When a pair of … News
Environment The huge problem of food waste could be twice as big as we thought Food waste by consumers may be double what previous estimates found Consumers around the world could be wasting more than twice as much food as thought, according to an analysis that says previous estimates have been gross underestimates. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said in 2011 that around a third … News
Earth Lush island landscape in Polish lake captured from above Photographer Kacper Kowalski THIS speckled diamond looks like it belongs in an Impressionist painting. In fact, it is a photo of a small island in a lake in northern Poland. The image comes from Side Effects , a project by aerial photographer Kacper Kowalski about the complex relationship between humans and nature. To shoot his … Regulars
Mind Don't stress: The scientific secrets of people who keep cool heads Studies of the world's most unflappable people point to ways we can all better manage stress – and are even inspiring the first stress vaccine Features
Environment Dark Waters review: A lawyer's epic fight with a chemicals giant After cows start dying and people get sick, a corporate lawyer in the film Dark Waters decides to switch sides and take on chemicals Goliath DuPont Culture
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