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Environment

Energy expert Vaclav Smil on how to feed the world without trashing it

The systems we use to produce food have many problems, from horrifying waste to their dependence on fossil fuels. Vaclav Smil explains how to fix them

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Health

Fresh insights into how we doze off may help tackle sleep conditions

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Physics

Solving Stephen Hawking’s black hole paradox has raised new mysteries

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Mind

The free-energy principle: Can one idea explain why everything exists?

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Mind

Why frenemies, or love-hate relationships, are so bad for your health

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Humans

The archaeologist fighting claims about an advanced lost civilisation

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Mind

Take control of your brain’s master switch to optimise how you think

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Humans

A cave in France is revealing how the Neanderthals died out

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Physics

The physicist who argues that there are no objective laws of physics

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Society

How to rebuild democracy to truly harness the power of the people

Confidence in politics is falling around the world. Can scientific insights help us create a fairer, smarter foundation for government?

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Mind

Why we avoid effort even though it can improve our well-being

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Space

The astrophysicist unravelling the origins of supermassive black holes

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Health

The brain has its own microbiome. Here’s what it means for your health

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Humans

The fascinating truth about why common sense isn’t really that common

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