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Climate change isn't only hammering species that live in cold places

Environment

Climate change isn't only hammering species that live in cold places

Global warming isn't just affecting animals like polar bears and walruses. Action is also needed to save species such as African wild dogs, which are adapted to hot weather, warns Daniella Rabaiotti

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Why knowing how climate change contributes to extreme weather is key

Environment

Why knowing how climate change contributes to extreme weather is key

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Weight-loss injections need to be for life, not just two years

Health

Weight-loss injections need to be for life, not just two years

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How even the greatest scientists can fall for cognitive bias

Mind

How even the greatest scientists can fall for cognitive bias

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Why do so many people believe aliens have visited Earth?

Space

Why do so many people believe aliens have visited Earth?

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We should all be curbing our water usage – before it's too late

Environment

We should all be curbing our water usage – before it's too late

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Conspiracy theories are the new pandemic infecting public life

Society

Conspiracy theories are the new pandemic infecting public life

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Social media brings benefits as well as risks to young people

Health

Social media brings benefits as well as risks to young people

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We must address a key obstacle to our new age of space exploration

Space

We must address a key obstacle to our new age of space exploration

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The real reason claims about the existential risk of AI are scary

Technology

The real reason claims about the existential risk of AI are scary

Claims that superintelligent AI poses a threat to humanity are frightening, but only because they distract from the real issues today, argues Mhairi Aitken, an ethics fellow at The Alan Turing Institute

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Health

Why medical studies of diverse populations benefit humanity as a whole

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Environment

Concern about dirty air can galvanise the fight against climate change

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Mind

Why you shouldn't believe claims that there are 7 types of ADHD

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Technology

Is it ethical to use complex mini-brains for artificial intelligence?

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