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Could hibernation technology allow humans to skip winters?

Humans

Could hibernation technology allow humans to skip winters?

Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come. This time we fast forward to the 2050s, when people gain the ability to hibernate and use it for far more than escaping the winter blues

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Science can be our trusty shield in a time of deepening crises

Physics

Science can be our trusty shield in a time of deepening crises

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2KEFP4Y London, England, UK. 12th Nov, 2022. A protester outside Shell HQ holds a sign referencing the film 'Don't Look Up'. Thousands of people gathered outside Shell Headquarters in London and marched to Trafalgar Square as part of the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice as world leaders meet in Egypt for COP27. (Credit Image: ?? Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire) Credit: ZUMA Press, Inc./Alamy Live News

Environment

After another dire year for the environment, here's to better times

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Lidar and crest lines, Tugunbulak Credit: SAIElab, J. Berner, M. Frachetti https://press.springernature.com/large-scale-medieval-urbanism-traced-by-uav-lidar-in-highland-ce/50086460

Technology

High-tech archaeology shows we aren't the first to endure hard times

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BRDEHN Evolution sign on a theme park ride.

Life

The theory of evolution can evolve without rejecting Darwinism

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T85947 Space elevator, illustration

Space

How a space elevator could make trips to the moon affordable for all

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Five years after the first covid-19 cases, there are lessons to learn

Health

Five years after the first covid-19 cases, there are lessons to learn

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Don’t be fooled by Elon Musk’s chatty Optimus robots

Technology

Don’t be fooled by Elon Musk’s chatty Optimus robots

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Name Wilbur, John

Technology

The forgotten civil engineer with a vision we could all learn from

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Abstract image of the AI brain's nerve network connected and synchronized with the circuit board.

Technology

Banning scary-sounding ideas can comfort but does more harm than good

Recent developments in AI and neurological research may prompt concern. However, placing outright bans on such research is unlikely to be the best solution - and may hold us back

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Environment

Putting food waste in the bin felt wrong until I learned where it went

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Environment

Mayors are the leaders we need to help fight climate change

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Society

Our trust in society is eroding. We need to fight back

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Technology

Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media

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