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Technology

Storm clouds threaten a promised AI revolution in weather prediction

New AI models from tech giants are set to revolutionise weather prediction. But as our climate becomes more extreme, we need to ensure broad public access to their forecasts, says Annalee Newitz

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Mind

Your imagination holds the power to make you healthier and happier

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Mind

How to boost your brain power just by changing how you breathe

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Environment

Hiking parking costs is a great way to reduce car usage

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Society

This is how to avoid annihilating ourselves in a nuclear war

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China's national flags flutter in front of a coal-powered power station in Datong, China's northern Shanxi province on November 3, 2021. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP) (Photo by NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Environment

Why the climate crown is ready for China to take – if it wants to

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Physics

How dark energy findings may inspire a new generation of physics nerds

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Technology

When it comes to crime, you can’t algorithm your way to safety

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Health

The complexity of female sex hormones calls for more science, not less

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Life

Is the fungal science in The Last of Us going off the rails?

With season 2 unfolding, the science of the fungal horror drama is becoming shakier. It is a pity that the creators haven’t thought about terrifying scenarios of real-life infection, says Corrado Nai

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Life

What if we could experience life as another species?

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Mind

Science is a Pandora’s box – but we should open it anyway

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Society

Don’t ban kids from social media; create a site that works for them

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Life

England has just given the thumbs up to gene-edited plants. Hooray!

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