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Research is more profitable and productive than ever before, but it risks losing its sense of values and ethics.
Tapping just 3.7% of solar potential in countries in China’s intercontinental infrastructure programme could power the entire region.
Light bulbs can turn electricity into light (and a bit of heat) – an expert explains how they do it.
Governments around the world lose about US$125 billion in revenues every year because of profit shifting to tax havens.
Individual gut microbe species are less important for our health than teams of microbes working together.
The closure of high street pawnbrokers like Albermarle and Bond might leave many without financial help.
What is the ‘Steinmeier formula’ for eastern Ukraine and why is it so controversial?
The idea that we can sit down calmly and rationally and explain to our children how they can take drugs safely overlooks a bundle of emotional issues.
Music for pleasure, self-expression and emotional regulation.
Polar regions may be becoming more profitable, but these “benefits” come with far more severe costs.
Nutritious fish are being diverted away from countries that could benefit from them the most.
Children’s voices are being omitted from their care records, with devastating effect.
Some people claim it’s already been passed. But Alan Turing’s test of whether artificial intelligence can act like a human remains an important benchmark for our species.
If he can sell this plan to Brussels, it’s game changing – but that’s a big ‘if’.
Behind the showman, there is a very real strategy.
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex say they plan to sue a UK paper for publishing a private letter.
Scientists have used drones and 3D modelling to work out the weight of Earth’s largest mammals without killing them.
A look at his published writing shows the prime minister has ramped up the rhetoric as Brexit has approached.
Inequality has reached untenable levels – public spending and wealth taxes are needed.
As many as one in ten people will have a psychotic experience in their lifetime – and researchers now know your genes play a role.
Despite the furore, Franzen is simply being pragmatic: confront the brutal facts but remain hopeful.
Your memory may be unreliable – but that can be an advantage.
A number of recent controversial stories show why the UK media needs a regulator with teeth.
Musk’s plans have potentially dire consequences for alien life, astronauts and the environment.