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Earth

Supercharged geothermal energy could power the planet

The next generation of geothermal plants will unlock more of Earth's bountiful, underground energy and could allow the technology to finally fulfil its promise

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Technology

AI alchemists spit out the recipe for any molecule you want to make

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Health

Fasting power: Can going without food really make you healthier?

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Lucy and Stephen Hawking

Physics

Stephen Hawking, my father: “Harry Potter has magic, we have science”

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Environment

Rewilding: Can we really restore ravaged nature to a pristine state?

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Philip Zimbardo

Humans

Inside the prison experiment that claimed to show the roots of evil

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Physics

Could the world’s mightiest computers be too complicated to use?

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Humans

Traces of mystery ancient humans found lurking in our genomes

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Physics

There’s a glitch at the edge of the universe that could remake physics

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Life

Find out how outrageously weird octopuses are – take our quiz

They have multiple brains, amazing camouflage abilities and are surprisingly intelligent. But there’s plenty more you might not know about these alien creatures  

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Life

The colour blind octopus that mastered the art of disguise

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Technology

Why the quest for ethical AI is doomed to failure

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Health

Nobody can agree about antidepressants. Here’s what you need to know

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Life

Hacking nature’s coolest inventions to create the perfect metal

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