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Why we urgently need to talk about geoengineering

The idea that we might attempt large-scale experiments to cool the planet is horrifying to some, but it looks increasingly likely that we will have to do so this century

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Will we ever feel comfortable with AIs taking on important tasks?

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FUNAFUTI, TUVALU - NOVEMBER 28: An aerial view of downtown and the airport runway, between the Pacific Ocean (L) and lagoon (R), on November 28, 2019 in Funafuti, Tuvalu. The??low-lying??South Pacific island nation??of about 11,000 people has been classified as ???extremely vulnerable??? to climate change by the??United Nations Development Programme.??The world???s fourth-smallest country is struggling to cope with climate change related impacts including five millimeter per year sea level rise (above the global average), tidal and wave driven flooding, storm surges, rising temperatures, saltwater intrusion and coastal erosion on its nine coral atolls and islands, the highest of which rises about 15 feet above sea level. In addition, the severity of cyclones and droughts in the Pacific Island region are forecast to increase due to global warming. Some scientists have predicted that Tuvalu could become inundated and uninhabitable in 50 to 100 years or less if sea level rise continues.??The country is working toward a goal of 100 percent renewable power generation by 2025 in an effort to curb pollution and set an example for larger nations. Tuvalu is also exploring a plan to build an artificial island. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

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The Australia-Tuvalu climate migration treaty is a drop in the ocean

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Gay couple adopted baby girl and enjoying the parenthood

Health

How might society react to babies with two genetic fathers?

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Forget superintelligence – we need to tackle 'stupid' AI first

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Forget superintelligence – we need to tackle 'stupid' AI first

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The discovery that cancer hacks nerves could lead to fairer treatments

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AYMTTG A man looks at a display in the Hall of Biodiversity American Museum of Natural History

Life

Why avoiding a sixth mass extinction is easier than it sounds

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Your imagination holds the power to make you healthier and happier

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Your imagination holds the power to make you healthier and happier

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China's national flags flutter in front of a coal-powered power station in Datong, China's northern Shanxi province on November 3, 2021. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP) (Photo by NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)

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Why the climate crown is ready for China to take – if it wants to

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The complexity of female sex hormones calls for more science, not less

Health

The complexity of female sex hormones calls for more science, not less

Women were historically excluded from health studies on the grounds that hormone fluctuations introduced "noise" into the data, and this has left us with a lack of understanding about a range of conditions

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Mind

Science is a Pandora's box – but we should open it anyway

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Life

Let's remember that extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence

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Environment

Mining the Arctic's precious resources is a fool's errand

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Physics

Quantum theory at 100: Let’s celebrate its power and provocation

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