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The Next 500 Years review: Engineering humanity for life after Earth

Life

The Next 500 Years review: Engineering humanity for life after Earth

Chris Mason's book, The Next 500 Years, argues that it is our duty to give all life a future by bioengineering genomes to survive on other worlds

Culture

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Humans

Ancient hominins may have needed midwives to help deliver babies

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Pregnant woman

Health

Blood test could predict when pregnant women will give birth

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Pregnant woman

Health

Multiple negative events before birth could lead to poor mental health

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10 of the best popular science books as chosen by authors and writers

Humans

10 of the best popular science books as chosen by authors and writers

Culture

The New Breed review: The case for treating robots as animals

Technology

The New Breed review: The case for treating robots as animals

Culture

Janis Carter and Lucy

Life

Lucy, the Human Chimp review: The ape that was raised like a human

Culture

Don't Miss: Netflix teen superpower series Zero

Humans

Don't Miss: Netflix teen superpower series Zero

Culture

The Disordered Cosmos review: An insider take on physics and injustice

Humans

The Disordered Cosmos review: An insider take on physics and injustice

Culture

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Physics

Graffiti can now be removed in minutes without damaging underlying art

A cleaning system that uses a hydrogel can remove graffiti from street art within minutes, without any alteration to the artwork underneath

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Life

Female monkeys call to males when they see a predator approaching

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Definition

Hydrogen fuel

Technology

Your Computer is on Fire review: Wake up to tech's inequalities

Culture

Environment

Greta Thunberg's amazing year meeting the world's climate scientists

Culture

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