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Plankton can save the ocean. But who will save the plankton?

It's not just warming oceans we need to worry about. Crucial plankton have been discovered behaving strangely, but they may point the way to better geoengineering

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Next-gen microbiome drugs are now on sale – should you buy them?

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How to be good: Can science show us how to save the world?

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How to build better sex robots: stop making them look human

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Why some people with HIV can now ditch condoms

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Wood-burners: London air pollution is just tip of the iceberg

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The Alzheimer's problem: Why we are struggling to find a cure

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Climate scientists brace themselves for a Trump-led witch-hunt

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How Trump’s erratic nuclear posture could spark a new arms race

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Women's access to birth control and abortion fading under Trump

There are ways for women to take back their reproductive rights - but they might have to go to Mexico

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How to protest against Trump in his expanded surveillance state

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Preventing Big Cannabis: How to nip marijuana lobby in the bud

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Make your own meat with open-source cells – no animals necessary

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A cure for ageing is near but you probably can't afford it

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