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ARINGAY, PHILIPPINES - DECEMBER 01: Residents queue to receive a dose of Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a rural village on December 01, 2021 in Aringay, La Union province, Philippines. The Philippines is rushing to vaccinate its population as it mulls making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory and amid the looming threat of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The country, which has just approved booster shots for its adult population, launched a three-day national vaccination holiday on November 29 to December 1 with the goal of vaccinating at least nine million additional people. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

Health

Discover RNA's irresistible ascent from humble molecule to CRISPR star

The amazing rise of RNA to delivering precise gene editing and its potential to unlock life's biggest secrets is told in The Catalyst by Nobel prizewinner Thomas Cech, who was a big part of the story

Culture

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Life

The inside story of heroic efforts to save three bird species

Culture

New Scientist recommends: Rutger Bregman's Humankind

Society

51¶¯Âþ recommends: Rutger Bregman's Humankind

Culture

New Scientist recommends: Pixar's Inside Out 2

Mind

51¶¯Âþ recommends: Pixar's Inside Out 2

Culture

Apr 13, 2024; Harrison, New Jersey, USA; A Autism Acceptance banner is displayed before a match between Chicago Fire FC and the New York Red Bulls at Red Bull Arena. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports - 23018299

Mind

Nine profiles of neurodiverse people reveal rich and creative worlds

Culture

Members of the medical staff at the Elithair clinic conduct an artificial Intelligence analysis of Felix Hofmann's scalp and his hair roots.

Technology

A skilful primer makes sense of the mathematics beneath AI's hood

Culture

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An entertaining history of gases shows science at work in daily life

Culture

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51¶¯Âþ recommends YouTube series Journey to the Microcosmos

Culture

2XBXB3H EDITORIAL USE ONLY Naomi Klein, author of Doppelganger, is announced as the winner of the 2024 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction, taking place at Bedford Square Gardens, London. Picture date: Thursday June 13, 2024.

Technology

Naomi Klein on the rise of misinformation and conspiracy influencers

Culture

Dogwoof handout film still: Eternal You

Comment

Would you resurrect a dead loved one with AI, asks a new documentary

The extraordinary film Eternal You probes the power of "grief technologies" – boosted by AI – to generate credible simulations of the dead, says Simon Ings

Culture

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Why do teenagers take such risks? A new book has some answers

Culture

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Why many inventions, from flying cars to smart robots, fail to launch

Culture

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51¶¯Âþ recommends Martha Wells's sci-fi novella All Systems Red

Culture

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Imagining Nigeria as ground zero in an alien invasion

Culture

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