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Capitalism has warped our understanding of ecology and life’s origins

The ideas of survival of the fittest and winning at all costs are closely entwinned with Darwinism, but they shouldn’t be. A rethink from a more communal perspective is in order

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Will lab-grown sperm let infertile men have children of their own?

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Why your brain needs plenty of “Aha!” moments

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How ageing on Earth mimics the effects of space travel

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PMOS shows us why many scientific terms need to be renamed

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Technology

The future of robot armies is here – and it’s not what you think

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The 3 things you need to know about protein, according to an expert

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Space

The hidden pockets of the universe where the future can cause the past

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Mind

Where do you think your ‘self’ is? Your answer is revealing

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Technology

3 things you need to know about quantum computers, from an expert

What use is a quantum computer? Perhaps both more and less than you think, according to quantum computing expert Shayan Majidy

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Physics

Science doesn't have a monopoly on good ideas

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PCOS has been officially renamed PMOS, and it’s a momentous move

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Physics

Why do particle physicists like spending time in fields?

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Mathematics

The mathematician who doesn’t exist

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