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The Alps start the countdown to ‘peak glacier extinction’IN THE SPOTLIGHT Central Europe is losing ice faster than anywhere else on Earth. Global warming puts this already bad situation at risk of becoming even worse.
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The twists and turns in the fight against HIVThe Explainer Scientific advances offer hopes of a cure but ‘devastating’ foreign aid cuts leave countries battling Aids without funds
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The teacher you wished you’d had: the electric rise of Hannah FryIn The Spotlight The star mathematician is fronting “The Rest Is Science” podcast
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5 recent breakthroughs in biologyIn depth From ancient bacteria, to modern cures, to future research
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Blue Origin launches Mars probes in NASA debutSpeed Read The New Glenn rocket is carrying small twin spacecraft toward Mars as part of NASA’s Escapade mission
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How the UK will eradicate animal testingThe Explainer Ministers plan to replace vivisection with AI and other innovations
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Wright of Derby: From the Shadows – a ‘revelatory’ exhibitionThe Week Recommends The National Gallery’s show brings together the revered artist’s most spectacular works
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‘The Big Crunch’: why science is divided over the future of the universeThe Explainer New study upends the prevailing theory about dark matter and says it is weakening
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Why scientists are attempting nuclear fusionThe Explainer Harnessing the reaction that powers the stars could offer a potentially unlimited source of carbon-free energy, and the race is hotting up
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Dinosaurs were thriving before asteroid, study findsSpeed Read The dinosaurs would not have gone extinct if not for the asteroid
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Icarus programme – the ‘internet of animals’The Explainer Researchers aim to monitor 100,000 animals worldwide with GPS trackers, using data to understand climate change and help predict disasters and pandemics
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The moon is rustingUnder the radar The Earth is likely to blame
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Panspermia: the theory that life was sent to Earth by aliensUnder The Radar New findings have resurfaced an old, controversial idea
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Africa could become the next frontier for space programsThe Explainer China and the US are both working on space applications for Africa
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