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Space

How a space elevator could make trips to the moon affordable for all

Our Future Chronicles column explores an imagined history of inventions and developments yet to come. We journey to 2055, when a space elevator from the moon’s surface to near-Earth orbit was completed, opening space travel to all

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Abstract image of the AI brain's nerve network connected and synchronized with the circuit board.

Technology

Banning scary-sounding ideas can comfort but does more harm than good

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Name Wilbur, John

Technology

The forgotten civil engineer with a vision we could all learn from

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Don’t be fooled by Elon Musk’s chatty Optimus robots

Technology

Don’t be fooled by Elon Musk’s chatty Optimus robots

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2XMXH3D London, UK. 30th July 2024. UK Weather: Heatwave sunset over St. Paul's Cathedral and Tower Bridge ends a warm Tuesday. The UK may have its hottest day of the year so far, as temperatures are expected to top 30C (86F) today. Credit: Guy Corbishley/Alamy Live News

Environment

Mayors are the leaders we need to help fight climate change

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Our trust in society is eroding. We need to fight back

Society

Our trust in society is eroding. We need to fight back

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2AFX2PH aerial view of Allerton Waste Recovery Park, on the A1(M) near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK

Environment

Putting food waste in the bin felt wrong until I learned where it went

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Technology

Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media

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To truly understand non-human grief, we need to think like the animals

Life

To truly understand non-human grief, we need to think like the animals

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Environment

We must use genetic technologies now to avert the coming food crisis

Food production is responsible for more than a third of greenhouse gas emissions. To get everyone the food they need in a warming world, governments worldwide must invest in securing our food systems

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Physics

You can't put a price on the sense of awe particle physics inspires

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Space

What preparing for an asteroid strike teaches us about climate change

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Health

Conspiracy theorists are turning their attention back to HPV vaccines

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Environment

Could seaweed be the ultimate carbon capture solution?

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