'It cuts both ways': Positive tipping points can restore wreaked ecosystems — we just need to trigger them, Earth system scientist Tim Lenton says
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Breakthrough in experimental light-powered quantum computers could mean scaling them up is now far more viable
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Is Tatooine the norm? Planets may prefer living with two suns instead of one
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Diagnostic dilemma: Rectal exam stabilized man's irregular heartbeat
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Scientists Unveil ‘Long Lost’ Map for Smell
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The Murky Ethics of Swimming With Killer Whales
Only two places in the world allow tourists to enter the water with the ocean’s apex predator. But the safety of both sp...
A.I. Bots Told Scientists How to Make Biological Weapons
Scientists shared transcripts with The Times in which chatbots described how to assemble deadly pathogens and unleash th...
Student uses space cosmic rays to make photographs
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Calls to revive Jersey driverless car plans
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£20m mystery gift buys London Zoo new hospital where you can watch vets work
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How the changing face of farming is reflected in Scotland's election
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Starbirth shuts down 40,000 light-years from the Milky Way's core — and astronomers don't know why
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