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Environment

Will sinking tonnes of wood into the ocean help tackle climate change?

Running Tide, a carbon-removal company in the US, has sunk more than 10,000 tonnes of waste wood into the Atlantic Ocean in an effort to reduce carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere – but experts aren't convinced it will work

Analysis

Technology

Extremely thin lightweight lenses take amazing images of the universe

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Technology

Shirt woven with metal could help medical implants communicate

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Technology

Oppenheimer: What led to the physicist's downfall?

Culture

Jars used for milling the powder

Chemistry

Widely used chemicals can now be made without using toxic gas

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Environment

Should Japan dump Fukushima's radioactive water into the ocean?

Analysis

Protons can be used to kill cancer cells

Technology

Plastic wedge makes it much easier to make protons for cancer therapy

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Comment

The Universe in a Box review: Why all cosmic quests start on laptops

Culture

A bee with the sensor attached

Technology

Tiny backpack for bees can track their position and temperature

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Technology

Situation at Ukrainian nuclear plant is dangerous, IAEA boss warns

Ukraine and Russia must agree to maintain safety at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to prevent a dangerous radiation leak, says the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency

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Life

How talking to your future self can improve your health and happiness

Features

Video

Hunterian Museum puts anatomical curiosities back on display

Video

Technology

What is the AI alignment problem and how can it be solved?

Features

Technology

Sci fi author Lavie Tidhar: Using Midjourney to explore ethics of AI

Culture

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