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Life

Does your houseplant have feelings?

The idea of plant consciousness may be wild, but finding objective ways to probe their inner lives could bring benefits to us all

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Health

The promise – and pitfalls – of monitoring our excrement

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2JHKK31 Manchester, UK. 19th July, 2022. Aerial photo taken on July 19, 2022 shows the partially empty Woodhead Reservoir near Manchester, Britain. A recent report by the European Commission's Joint Research Center showed that almost half of the European Union's (EU) territory and Britain are at risk of drought in July. Drought conditions and water scarcity are affecting energy production and reducing crop yield. Credit: Jon Super/Xinhua/Alamy Live News

Environment

Climate change will intensify UK droughts so we must take action now

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Untangling life's molecular mysteries using AI is a welcome advance

Humans

Untangling life's molecular mysteries using AI is a welcome advance

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Health

Monkeypox failings show world hasn't learned lessons of the pandemic

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The sun rises on what is set to be a day of extreme heat with temperatures expected to reach to 40 degrees. Seasonal weather, Dunsden, Oxfordshire, UK - 18 Jul 2022

Environment

The recent heatwave should act as a wake-up call about climate action

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by CAROLINE BREHMAN/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (13023803f) Healthcare worker Jesus Eduardo Lara, collects information before taking a nasal swab sample to test for Covid-19, at a Total Testing Solutions Covid Testing Center in Los Angeles, California, USA, 08 July 2022. Covid-19 positive patients in Los Angeles County hospitals has risen to over 1000 people since 02 July, as highly contagious variants of the virus take hold. Los Angeles County Covid-19 hospitalizations surge, USA - 08 Jul 2022

We can curb surging covid-19 cases – but we can't do it without data

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The James Webb Space Telescope heralds a new era for astronomy

Space

The James Webb Space Telescope heralds a new era for astronomy

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Health

How readily should we swallow the idea of diets that delay ageing?

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Cancer cells. Computer illustration of cancer cells, showing the blood vessel formation providing the cells with oxygens and nutrients. The cells with their nuclei are shown in blue.

Health

Vaccines could usher in a precise and kinder era of cancer treatment

For too long the leading treatments for cancer have been pretty brutal for patients, but personalised vaccines are showing promise for destroying tumours with few side effects

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Physics

Contemplating the mysteries of the fourth dimension is time well spent

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Environment

Admitting we may fail to hit 1.5°C can help us tackle climate change

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Environment

Fast fashion desperately needs a major environmental makeover

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Environment

Nuclear power can help us reach net zero, but what is its true cost?

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