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US science budget gets some breathing room ahead of Trump cuts

Congress’ new spending deal will keep funding for science mostly flat for the rest of 2017 despite extreme cuts proposed by Donald Trump earlier this year

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Technology

Crunch time for bitcoin as it faces last chance to go mainstream

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Humans

Want to reinvent the future? Another economy is possible

Culture

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Technology

A population paradox could help us outrun our doom

Culture

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Earth

Western demand for goods from China is killing 100,000 a year

News

Millions of people get quick jobs through online portals

Technology

Pay crash expected in online gig economy as millions seek work

News

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Earth

Scott Pruitt's climate denial may be Putin's real prize

Comment

Republicans have announced a new healthcare plan to replace the Affordable Care Act

Health

Obamacare's replacement a giant step backwards for US healthcare

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Technology

The high cost of being digital

Culture

Uber app on smartphone in front of taxi

Technology

Uber hasn’t taken taxi drivers’ jobs but has slashed their wages

The arrival of Uber in US cities hasn't reduced the number of traditional taxi drivers, but it has cut their hourly wages by up to 10 per cent, say economists

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Health

Can we really predict who will cost society the most money?

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Technology

A state splash on science could bring fortune to Brexit Britain

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Humans

Moral consensus: a CEO should earn five times what workers get

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Technology

The world in 2076: Now we can easily make whatever we want

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