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Life

We now know that life began on Earth much earlier than we thought

A big rethink of our planet’s early years adds to growing fossil, chemical and DNA evidence that Earth was only a few hundred million years old when life began

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Don't disrespect Alan Turing by reanimating him with AI

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Don't disrespect Alan Turing by reanimating him with AI

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If we could talk to whales, what might they say?

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If we could talk to whales, what might they say?

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Environment

The crisis in our oceans shows how quickly climate chaos can strike

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Space

Critics of the International Space Station are missing the point

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The science is clear: repeatedly whipping a horse won't help it learn

Life

The science is clear: repeatedly whipping a horse won't help it learn

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Life

The best livestream so far this year? A corpse flower slowly blooming

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Voters everywhere back green policies. Politicians should take note

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Pen Hadow: Climate change is making my epic Arctic crossing impossible

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Pen Hadow: Climate change is making my epic Arctic crossing impossible

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Space

What happens at a black hole's edge? It depends on your perspective

To find out what happens at the centre of a black hole, we may need to consider its event horizon - and think about where we're looking from, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Lauren Beukes on why she tackled the multiverse in sci-fi novel Bridge

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Space

Why do so many people believe aliens have visited Earth?

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Laline Paull on why she wrote Pod from the perspective of a dolphin

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Technology

The real reason claims about the existential risk of AI are scary

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