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Owning our own data is the only way to stop enshittifcation

The internet is not what it once was, with so many apps and websites mere shadows of themselves. Thankfully, the inventor of the web Tim Berners-Lee, has a fix that we should adopt

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CMB-S4 will use telescopes installed at the South Pole to measure variations in the temperature and polarization of microwave light across most of the sky to probe for ripples in space-time. Shown here is the South Pole Telescope. Photo: Brad Benson, University of Chicago, Fermilab

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The end of US support for the CMB-S4 telescope is devastating

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Mathematics

Why zero is the most important number in all of mathematics

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Society

Could a self-monitoring system for criminals replace prisons one day?

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Horror fans aren't cold and unfeeling – just listen to the science

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Horror fans aren't cold and unfeeling – just listen to the science

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Billionaires must not be allowed to geoengineer the planet

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Mind

How to nurture infant microbiomes for a lifetime of good mental health

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Environment

Are biofuels a good idea? Only if you're a farmer or shipping company

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Digital ID cards could be a disaster in the UK and beyond

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There is a major psychological flaw in how society punishes people

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There is a major psychological flaw in how society punishes people

Our experiments have revealed that we're getting it wrong when it comes to crime and punishment. This is undermining society, say Raihan Alam and Tage Rai

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We've hit a climate tipping point, but leaders seem unlikely to act

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Humans

Who were the first humans to reach the British Isles?

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Technology

What makes a quantum computer good?

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Environment

How pie-in-the-sky conspiracies distract from climate dangers

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