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Why climate change fades into the background – and how to change that

Environment

Why climate change fades into the background – and how to change that

The public is tuning out the seemingly slow warming of the world, but it doesn't have to be that way, argue Grace Liu and Rachit Dubey

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To understand sunburn, you need to know how UV provokes inflammation

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Forget superintelligence – we need to tackle 'stupid' AI first

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Forget superintelligence – we need to tackle 'stupid' AI first

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Life

The surprising silver lining to the recent boom in invertebrate pets

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What are we losing by burying ourselves in immersive experiences?

Technology

What are we losing by burying ourselves in immersive experiences?

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Rubin Observatory in March 2024...***..Observatorio Rubin en marzo de 2024.

Space

Why you should join a watch party for the first Vera C. Rubin images

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A woman's body is a man's world. Just ask an anatomist...

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A woman's body is a man's world. Just ask an anatomist...

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The discovery that cancer hacks nerves could lead to fairer treatments

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2SWKMCK Artemis I sits at Launch Pad 39-B at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., at sunrise, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, as seen from nearby Canaveral National Seashore. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

Space

Trump's proposed science cuts will have huge consequences

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Mathematics

The bizarre story of a maths proof that is only true in Japan

A 500-page proof that only a handful of people in the world claim to understand kicked off a saga unlike anything else in the history of mathematics – and now there’s a new twist to the story, says Jacob Aron

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Why nobody is neurodiverse and nobody is neurotypical

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Life

Why avoiding a sixth mass extinction is easier than it sounds

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Environment

Could undersea living be the future as sea levels rise?

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Dark chocolate is rich in flavanols. Does that make it a health food?

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