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Stay informed with commentary and opinion pieces on the latest issues in science, technology, health and the environment, written by expert 51动漫 journalists and world-leading researchers and thinkers.

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Why do we love fake lips, but hate fake meat?

We are happy to inject synthetic substances into our faces in ever-increasing amounts, but reluctant to eat plant-based or cultivated fake meats. This inconsistent attitude has implications for sustainability, says Sophie Attwood

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Cyclists and commuters make their ways home in evening sunshine at the junction of Fleet Street and Ludgate Hill in the City of London, aka the Square Mile - the capital's financial district, on 4th April 2023, in London, England. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)

Technology

I’m a cyclist. Will the arrival of robotaxis make my journeys safer?

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Technology

We need to establish free internet access as a standalone human right

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Health

A new angle on brain health could bring much-needed new treatments

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Physics

Why no one can agree on what quantum physics really means

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Trees have a microbiome inside them? This is both obvious and profound

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Humans

Introvert, extravert, otrovert? There’s a new personality type in town

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Senior couple (aged 65-69) hiking together on a coastal path

Health

Why ageing doesn’t have to mean years of poor health

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2H2KWEA Big Bang to Present. Stages in the history of the Universe after the Big Bang. At 300, 000 years, matter and radiation decouple, and the Universe becomes transparent for the first time. The first galaxies form at around 300 million years after the Big Bang, but the exact time period is uncertain. At an age of 9 billion years the Solar System formed. Finally, 13.7 billion years after the Big Bang we arrive at the present day. The Universe is still expanding and evolving.

Physics

What happens to light’s energy when it redshifts? It’s complicated

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Health

Could this be the way to get the world exercising?

Fear of disease hasn't motivated us to exercise. Perhaps instead it is time to highlight the enjoyable aspects of movement, says Dawn Teh

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Health

We should consider testing Ozempic on healthy people

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Space

New NASA head wants to build a nuclear reactor on the moon 鈥� but why?

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Mind

What are the best ways to improve your cognitive reserve?

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Mathematics

These centuries-old equations predict flowing fluid 鈥� until they don鈥檛

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