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Can a phone app really be your therapist?

6 April 2022

An inability to access face-to-face therapy has led to the rise of tech alternatives, but do they really improve mental health, asks Eleanor Morgan

Most STEM salaries are on the rise – but inequalities are worsening

6 April 2022

The 2022 New Scientist Jobs Global Recruitment Report in association with science recruitment specialists SRG has found that salaries across STEM industries have fared well despite the pandemic, but women and people of colour are still experiencing discrimination

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Ancient footprints are a welcome new window on ancient people's lives

6 April 2022

Studies of fossil footprints are showing us intimate snapshots of ancient peoples' lives. They are a fantastic addition to our archaeological toolbox – as long as we don't try to over-interpret the evidence

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We must pay more attention to plants and trees in times of crisis

6 April 2022

Our ability to recover from catastrophic events like storms and wildfires is deeply tied to the natural world, says Beronda L. Montgomery

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We can still avert climate catastrophe – but there is barely time

5 April 2022

The IPCC’s latest report shows we have the tools to make fast cuts in emissions – all that’s missing is the political will

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We shouldn't dismiss 'incidental' covid-19 infections in UK hospitals

5 April 2022

Statistics for covid-19 in hospitals aren’t overblown, because even if people are in hospital for something else, adding covid-19 into the equation puts an extra burden on health services

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Songbirds are more colourful the closer they live to the equator

4 April 2022

Computer analysis has shown that 19th-century naturalists including Charles Darwin were right: birds near the equator are more colourful

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Genes linked to Alzheimer’s may help calculate your risk of getting it

4 April 2022

Findings from the biggest genetic study of Alzheimer’s to date could help people at high risk of the disease take action to delay or prevent symptoms

Global emissions must peak in just three years to stay below 1.5°C

4 April 2022

A major report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that the window for avoiding more than 1.5°C of global warming has almost closed, with immediate and drastic cuts the only way to stay below the target

Genomes of hundreds of extinct species revealed by rewinding evolution

4 April 2022

Thanks to the growing collection of genomes for species alive today, researchers have been able to partially reconstruct the genomes of extinct ancestors for which no physical record exists on Earth