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Environment

COP27: Causes for concern, and hope, ahead of the big climate summit

A year on from the make-or-break climate conference in Glasgow, nations have failed to make progress of cutting emissions. But there are reasons for optimism from beyond the meeting rooms

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Despite decades of hype, there is now real hope of progress in fusion

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Health

Human hibernation sounds fanciful, but it may now be saving lives

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Health

Even healthy snacks could be causing hidden damage to your body

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Humans

Insomnia success suggests we need more nuanced mental health support

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Humans

Luck may influence us more than nurture, so let's give parents a break

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Space

Why we should go back to the moon – and this time to build a home

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Environment

We should pursue speculative climate solutions like quantum batteries

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Health

Outdated research on HRT is letting people down

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Life

Does your houseplant have feelings?

The idea of plant consciousness may be wild, but finding objective ways to probe their inner lives could bring benefits to us all

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Health

The promise – and pitfalls – of monitoring our excrement

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Environment

Climate change will intensify UK droughts so we must take action now

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Humans

Untangling life's molecular mysteries using AI is a welcome advance

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Health

Monkeypox failings show world hasn't learned lessons of the pandemic

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