A tropical rainforest in South America.
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Even if they can’t save us from climate change, society still depends on forests.
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It may seem a long way away, but meeting targets in 2035 demands taking action today.
We believe monkeys to have lower moral status than humans – but what about human-monkey chimeras?
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‘Chimera’ creatures with human organs could be medically useful – but can we really treat them like other animals?
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Prominent academics, including a former IPCC chair, round on governments worldwide for using the concept of net zero emissions to ‘greenwash’ their lack of commitment to solving global warming.
RNA carries copies of genetic information from DNA.
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RNA was used to make COVID vaccines. Now it could lead to more personalised healthcare.
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One more lane won’t fix Britain’s congested motorways.
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Climate change is strengthening the division between the ocean surface and the abyss.
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Cyber attacks have created new dilemmas for philosophers who determine the ethics of war.
People with narcissistic and psychopathic traits have a strong desire for dominance and are disproportionately common in leadership positions.
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Why companies (and political parties) should screen leadership candidates for psychopathy and narcissism.
Yellen for an end to low corporation tax.
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Not content with swinging behind a global digital tax, now the US treasury secretary wants to put paid to bargain corporation tax rates in general.
Protests against the coup in Myanmar, an example of ‘democratic backsliding’ that is growing more prevelent worldwide.
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How can democratic nations help fledgling democracies and others struggling against the tide of autocrats?
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Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.
She’s back.
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Those who talk down an independent Scotland’s prospects are not factoring in one of its biggest natural resources.
Playlists curated by major music streaming platforms tend to reduce the revenue of smaller artists.
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Most of your Spotify subscription fee goes to pop stars in curated playlists – even if you never listen to them.
Supertrainee!
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Working 95-hour weeks are the result of a culture that has melded two obsessions: top employers and gratifying the self.
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Underlying medicines ‘do no harm’ principle is a deeper claim that it is worse to do harm than to allow harm to happen.
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Supply chain issues can be addressed – but the issues with the AstraZeneca vaccine are political, too.
The brain is deeply affected by the change of gravity.
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High levels of cognitive performance and effective teamwork are crucial to long-duration space missions.
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I spoke to dozens of people in the industry, to find out what they do – and don’t – believe.
The one and only …
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As he enters his tenth decade, we are still waiting for his pivot.