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Stay informed with commentary and opinion pieces on the latest issues in science, technology, health and the environment, written by expert 91av journalists and world-leading researchers and thinkers.

Health

Can magnesium supplements improve sleep, energy and concentration?

Magnesium has been called the “super mineral of the moment”, hailed for its supposed benefits for the brain and body. But columnist Alice Klein finds that the evidence is lacking for many of these claims

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Technology

Could a niche 80s technology be the key to better quantum computers?

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Technology

Why I have changed my mind about AI and you should too

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Why the sleep industry has got us worrying about the wrong things

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The surprising vaccine side effects that can improve long-term health

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Mind

Why our brains tune things out and how to overcome it when you need to

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Health

Ultra-processed foods could be making you age faster

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We need to get better at identifying postpartum depression in dads

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Life

Weird and wonderful fungi should be so much more than sci-fi villains

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2R40KH8 Metal sculpture of a giant ant in the vineyard of the Huentala Winery in Tupungato, Valle de Uco, Mendoza, Argentina.

Technology

Why it’s high time we stopped anthropomorphising ants

We have long drawn parallels between ants and humans. Now we are comparing the insects to computers. It is time to stop using ants as analogues for ourselves and our machines, says Annalee Newitz

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Space

Can we ever know the shape of the universe?

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Mind

Why self-expansion is the key to long-lasting love and friendship

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Environment

Why I’m still an environmental optimist – despite it all

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Health

Rethinking our approach to BMI highlights the need for speed

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