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Why it's vital we fight prejudices about the elderly once and for all

Ageism is a widespread global prejudice. It's about time we started acknowledging our unconscious bias towards old age – not least because our own future health depends on it

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Why it's vital we fight prejudices about the elderly once and for all

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It's time to clean up 'forever chemicals' and companies should pay

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India's next leader will have the chance to lead the world on climate

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2WXAN77 Chennai, India. 29th Mar, 2024. The Power of Thumb during election depicted by a traditional art work of coloured powder, showing Indian flag and a woman's finger marked with indelible ink to raise awareness among people to vote in the upcoming general elections in Chennai, Credit: Seshadri SUKUMAR/Alamy Live News
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Let's not trash recycling technologies that could end plastic waste

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Old-fashioned pessimism might actually help us fight climate change

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Why AIs that tackle complex maths could be the next big breakthrough

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PPN7WJ Cologne, Germany. 27th Sep 2018. 27 September 2018, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: Visitors to the Supercandy Pop-Up Museum make selfies in a ball bath. Until 30.12.2018 the 20 walk-in installations can be seen and experienced in the "Made-for-Instagram" exhibition in Cologne-Ehrenfeld. Photo: Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa Credit: dpa picture alliance/Alamy Live News

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Banning smartphones is tempting but it won't solve anxiety in children

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Why our ageing world could accelerate progress in AI and robotics

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Why we need to invoke philosophy to judge bizarre concepts in science

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It's time to accept that we are in the Anthropocene once and for all

Humans are drastically changing the planet and the Anthropocene is a useful tool to help us deal with that – so let's stop quibbling over definitions

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We should be open about organoid research to avoid a backlash

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If gene-edited meat eases the climate crisis, then we must embrace it

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Understanding sex differences in the brain is vital to mental health

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C1R8W3 Maipure Indians, inhabitants of the Upper Orinoco river, grilling the legs of a dead enemy. Italian Engraving 1781. Colored.

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Is it time for a more subtle view on the ultimate taboo: cannibalism?

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