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The Arctic is sending us signals of impending climate chaos

14 March 2018

The immediate disasters of The Day After Tomorrow remains wild exaggeration, but melting ice could yet cause dramatic climate changes by altering ocean currents


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Charity scheme seeks to widen access to science careers

14 March 2018

Social mobility and the STEM subjects are not easy bedfellows in the UK. In2scienceUK is aiming to change that through research placements


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Salary survey: Here’s how much you could earn

14 March 2018

On average, Europeans earn less than Brits who earn less than American scientists. But the 2017 New Scientist/SRG salary survey reveals a great deal more


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AI drones are controlling self-driving diggers on building sites

14 March 2018

At thousands of sites around Japan, drones are learning to direct autonomous trucks from above – heralding a revolution in the construction industry


Climate change threatens iconic wildlife like the Sundarbans tigers

We could lose 40,000 species by 2100 due to climate change

14 March 2018

If we don’t limit global warming, tens of thousands of species like tigers could disappear from famous habitats like the Amazon rainforest and Galapagos islands


Military personnel investigating the poisoning of Sergei Skripal on 11 March in Salisbury

What are Novichok nerve agents and did Russia do it?

13 March 2018

The poison used to target ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter was a Novichok nerve agent, UK prime minister Theresa May revealed yesterday


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For the record - 17 March 2018

12 March 2018


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Artificial stupidity meets face recognition again

12 March 2018


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Veganism and lifestyle change, or bacon offsets (2)

12 March 2018


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Veganism and lifestyle change, or bacon offsets (1)

12 March 2018


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