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Thousands of people march though Central London, UK, on Earth Day on 22 April 2017 to protest against what they see as a threat to experts, evidence and investment in science. Protesters assembled at the Science Museum and marched to Parliament Square. The march, a worldwide event, supports science and evidence-based research and was organized in opposition to Donald Trump's environmental and energy policies. (Photo by Jay Shaw Baker/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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We鈥檒l never understand the universe while we鈥檙e drowning in admin

Funding cuts are undermining the scientific enterprise, impoverishing our attempts to discover the secrets of nature and share them widely, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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James Webb Space Telescope Mirrors Undergoing Cryogenic Testing The flight mirrors for the James Webb Space Telescope undergo cryogenic testing at NASA Marshall. Credit: Ball Aerospace

Space

The James Webb Space Telescope is expensive, but it should be worth it

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most massive planet-hosting star pair to date

Space

An unexpected giant planet is orbiting a massive pair of stars

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Health

Paying people to return to the gym is best way to incentivise exercise

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Technology

DeepMind experiment shows AI must grow smarter, not just bigger

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The IXPE mission

Space

NASA is launching X-ray telescope to study the science of black holes

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World Health Organization's technical lead on the coronavirus pandemic, Maria van Kerkhove gestures during an interview with AFP in Geneva on October 13, 2020. (Photo by Richard Juilliart / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD JUILLIART/AFP via Getty Images)

Health

Maria Van Kerkhove interview: What we know about omicron so far

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A field of manganese nodules in deep-sea waters near Hawaii.

Environment

Race to start commercial deep-sea mining puts ecosystems at risk

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Uncredited/AP/Shutterstock (10421309a) This Jan. 12, 2019, photo captured by a Mobile Phone Detection Camera and released by Transport for NSW shows a driver using a mobile phone while driving in Australia. Australian state New South Wales is attempting to persuade the public to put down their smartphones while driving by rolling out cameras to prosecute distracted motorists. New South Wales Roads Minister Andrew Constance said, Australia's most populous state was the first jurisdiction in the world to use such technology to punish drivers distracted by social media, text messages or phone calls. The government intends to roll out 45 Mobile Phone Detection Cameras across the state by December, he said Australia Distracted Drivers - 23 Sep 2019

Technology

Australia鈥檚 AI cameras catch over 270,000 drivers using their phones

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Terms and conditions, website cookies, concept on the screen of computer

Technology

AI reads boring terms and conditions documents so you don’t have to

The long, dense texts we all agree to when shopping online are incomprehensible to the average person, but now an artificial intelligence can highlight the important bits for you

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Life

Zebra finch songs alter the behaviour of their chicks’ mitochondria

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Health

2021 in review: Billions of covid vaccinations given unequally

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Technology

Australia鈥檚 planned anti-trolling law may silence political critics

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Technology

US Navy is developing GPS that uses cosmic rays to navigate the Arctic

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