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Earth

The ethics issue: Should we geoengineer the planet?

We only have one Earth. How far should we go in our attempts to save it from ourselves?

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Humans

The ethics issue: Should we impose population controls?

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Life

The ethics issue: Should we colonise other planets?

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Life

The ethics issue: Should we stop doing science?

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Life

Find the flow: Harnessing the incredible power of living fluids

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Earth

Open the floodgates: Designer deluges could save dammed rivers

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Health

Mary Somerville: Queen of 19th-century science

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Health

Why your real age may be older – or younger – than your years

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Humans

The Dos and Don’ts of disappearing in the digital age

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Health

Would you give one of your kidneys to a stranger?

More and more people are donating their spare kidney to save the life of someone they’ve never met, a gesture that could end transplant waiting lists

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Humans

High-stakes hide and seek in the digital age

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Earth

Living with climate change: Welcome to the new normal

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Earth

Living with climate change: What’s the worst that can happen?

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Earth

Living with climate change: Can we limit global warming to 2°C?

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