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The proposed Anthropocene definition is unscientific and harmful
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Why knowing how climate change contributes to extreme weather is key
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Weight-loss injections need to be for life, not just two years
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How even the greatest scientists can fall for cognitive bias
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Why do so many people believe aliens have visited Earth?
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We should all be curbing our water usage – before it's too late
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Conspiracy theories are the new pandemic infecting public life
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Social media brings benefits as well as risks to young people
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We must address a key obstacle to our new age of space exploration
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The real reason claims about the existential risk of AI are scary
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Why medical studies of diverse populations benefit humanity as a whole
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Concern about dirty air can galvanise the fight against climate change
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