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COP30: The UN climate summits are no longer fit for purpose

The final COP30 agreement fails to even mention fossil fuels. Countries wanting to tackle climate change must not wait for the next meeting to take action

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Imagining a future where smart glasses allow 'AI slop' to be avoided

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Cars are getting bigger. This is a problem for us and for the planet

Health

Cars are getting bigger. This is a problem for us and for the planet

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Health

How a new way of thinking about fat could transform your health

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Physics

The forgotten women of quantum physics

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Humans

Analysing Hitler's DNA for a TV gimmick tells us nothing useful

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Society

Is the future of education outside universities?

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Sperm are selfish – and so are we

Life

Sperm are selfish – and so are we

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Health

Finally wrangling with the complexity of female bodies benefits us all

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Humans

Cradle of humanity is still revealing new insights about our origins

The Omo-Turkana basin in Africa is home to a treasure trove of ancient human fossils and tools that span 300,000 years – today it is still yielding new discoveries about our species

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The Trump administration is playing peekaboo with reality

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Society

Human minds abhor uncertainty. This is a problem for liberal democracy

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Physics

The fascinating story of the ultimate cosmic law

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Space

Sorry, but interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS really is a comet, not aliens

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