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Technology

Digital ID cards could be a disaster in the UK and beyond

The British government isn't the only one looking to introduce digital ID cards. There is so much to worry about here, not least the threat of hacks, says Annalee Newitz

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There is a major psychological flaw in how society punishes people

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There is a major psychological flaw in how society punishes people

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MARSEILLE, FRANCE - 2021/07/10: Protesters set a sphere representing Earth on fire during the demonstration. Members of the Extinction Rebellion group, supported by a few Yellow Vests (Gilets Jaunes in french), gathered in the Vieux-Port of Marseille to raise awareness on the dangers threatening the planet Earth. (Photo by Gerard Bottino/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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We've hit a climate tipping point, but leaders seem unlikely to act

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Humans

Who were the first humans to reach the British Isles?

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Technology

What makes a quantum computer good?

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Commercial health tests promise peace of mind, but do they deliver?

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Environment

How pie-in-the-sky conspiracies distract from climate dangers

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Why not all ultra-processed foods are bad for you

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Why not all ultra-processed foods are bad for you

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Space

Is the universe really one big black hole?

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Space

Why 'beauty factories' could solve two massive cosmological mysteries

Facilities that make particles called B mesons may seem obscure, but they could help explain why there is more matter than antimatter and what dark matter is, says Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

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Trump's unfounded health claims cast a long shadow

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Why abandoning psychedelic research in the 1970s was a blow to science

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Mathematics

The most important mathematician you’ve (probably) never heard of

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Environment

What made solar power the most desirable energy source on the planet?

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