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Abstract image of the AI brain's nerve network connected and synchronized with the circuit board.

Technology

Banning scary-sounding ideas can comfort but does more harm than good

Recent developments in AI and neurological research may prompt concern. However, placing outright bans on such research is unlikely to be the best solution - and may hold us back

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Technology

Don鈥檛 be fooled by Elon Musk鈥檚 chatty Optimus robots

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2AFX2PH aerial view of Allerton Waste Recovery Park, on the A1(M) near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK

Environment

Putting food waste in the bin felt wrong until I learned where it went

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Society

Our trust in society is eroding. We need to fight back

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2XMXH3D London, UK. 30th July 2024. UK Weather: Heatwave sunset over St. Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge ends a warm Tuesday. The UK may have its hottest day of the year so far, as temperatures are expected to top 30C (86F) today. Credit: Guy Corbishley/Alamy Live News

Environment

Mayors are the leaders we need to help fight climate change

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Technology

Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media

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2C6F140 Atoms and their electron clouds , Quantum mechanics and atomic structure

Physics

You can’t put a price on the sense of awe particle physics inspires

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Life

To truly understand non-human grief, we need to think like the animals

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Environment

We must use genetic technologies now to avert the coming food crisis

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2M2WTDW Islands of floating algae. Seaweed Brown Sargassum floating on surface of the water, sun's rays breaking through the thick grass. Underwater shot

Environment

Could seaweed be the ultimate carbon capture solution?

Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come. In our latest glimpse into the near future, Rowan Hooper tells how seaweed was a game changer when it came to getting carbon out of the atmosphere in the 2030s

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Health

Conspiracy theorists are turning their attention back to HPV vaccines

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Space

What preparing for an asteroid strike teaches us about climate change

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Technology

Are we really ready for genuine communication with animals through AI?

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Health

How to cut through the latest nutritional fads

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