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We can't engineer our way out of the water crisis in the Southwest US

Environment

We can't engineer our way out of the water crisis in the Southwest US

Ever since Arizona was first colonised, politicians and entrepeneurs have sold residents the idea that human ingenuity can craft a solution to water shortfalls. It can't, argues Natalie Koch

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Governments should use speculative fiction tools to predict the future

Technology

Governments should use speculative fiction tools to predict the future

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We don't need 'miracle' green technologies to save the planet

Technology

We don't need 'miracle' green technologies to save the planet

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How understanding a form of broken heart syndrome could save lives

Health

How understanding a form of broken heart syndrome could save lives

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UK prime minister Rishi Sunak

Society

Will the UK's new science and tech department achieve anything?

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We need to accept that deepfakes are here to stay in film and TV

Technology

We need to accept that deepfakes are here to stay in film and TV

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An image of tents set up on an urban street

Society

We can reduce homelessness if we follow the science on what works

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We need a new model of space governance to address today's challenges

Space

We need a new model of space governance to address today's challenges

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A bag of fentanyl hangs from an intravenous drip machine

Health

US fentanyl rules are so strict they may prevent life-saving research

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Avoiding liquids before surgery may be an unnecessary precaution

Health

Avoiding liquids before surgery may be an unnecessary precaution

Most hospitals ban all drinks for two hours before surgery, but there is growing evidence that these guidelines are out of date, says Clare Wilson

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Life

Why we shouldn't attribute human motivations to animals like bees

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Health

Science needs to work with the arts to reach all who could benefit

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Physics

Achieving nuclear fusion would be building on the shoulders of giants

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Earth

Marine sciences must cast off an imperial legacy of ocean exploitation

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