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Old-fashioned pessimism might actually help us fight climate change

Negative thinking is unpopular but it could drive more realistic efforts to limit harm from global warming

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Why AIs that tackle complex maths could be the next big breakthrough

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Banning smartphones is tempting but it won't solve anxiety in children

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PPN7WJ Cologne, Germany. 27th Sep 2018. 27 September 2018, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Visitors to the Supercandy Pop-Up Museum make selfies in a ball bath. Until 30.12.2018 the 20 walk-in installations can be seen and experienced in the "Made-for-Instagram" exhibition in Cologne-Ehrenfeld. Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa Credit: dpa picture alliance/Alamy Live News

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Why our ageing world could accelerate progress in AI and robotics

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Why we need to invoke philosophy to judge bizarre concepts in science

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It's time to accept that we are in the Anthropocene once and for all

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We should be open about organoid research to avoid a backlash

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If gene-edited meat eases the climate crisis, then we must embrace it

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Understanding sex differences in the brain is vital to mental health

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Is it time for a more subtle view on the ultimate taboo: cannibalism?

New archaeological evidence shows that ancient humans ate each other surprisingly often - sometimes for compassionate reasons. The finds give us an opportunity to reassess our views on the practice

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TOPSHOT - A man wades through floodwaters brought about by heavy rains at a residential neighbourhood in Propseridad town, Agusan del Sur province on southern Mindanao island on February 1, 2024. Floods and landslides triggered by torrential rain have killed six people in the Philippines, with one other person missing, rescuers said February 1. (Photo by Erwin MASCARINAS / AFP) (Photo by ERWIN MASCARINAS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Forget what long-lived sea sponges say, focus on reaching net-zero

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Let’s hope gold hydrogen’s potential as a green fuel matches the hype

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Exploring our body oddities is about far more than just idle curiosity

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Leave no stone unturned in search for an explanation of consciousness

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