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Tuesday, 27 September, 2022

Science
Deflecting asteroids is only one thing on humanity’s worry list
Nasa’s mission gives hope we can defend our planet but human nature and technology present risks of their own
Tuesday, 20 September, 2022

Climate change
‘Magic numbers’ are clouding the climate debate
Better metrics would allow scientists to link abstract data with everyday experience
Wednesday, 14 September, 2022

Science
What grief does to those left behind
Losing a spouse has a physical impact as well as a psychological one
Tuesday, 6 September, 2022

Medical science
The energy crisis puts a health time-bomb under Britain’s most vulnerable
Without immediate political intervention, spiralling costs will widen inequality and shorten lives
Tuesday, 23 August, 2022

ReviewScience books
Nomad Century by Gaia Vince — acclimatising to crisis
This hard-hitting must-read sets out where will be habitable in a hothouse world and how we should manage the transition
Wednesday, 17 August, 2022

Medical science
The spread of bird flu demands a sharper response
Tightening biosecurity and widening surveillance is a sensible strategy to protect both animals and people
Tuesday, 9 August, 2022

UK social mobility
Rich and poor should mingle more
New research suggests that children from low-income families who are friends with wealthier peers will earn more later in life
Tuesday, 26 July, 2022

Medical science
To combat disease, science must look beyond the Kardashian of proteins
P53 is the most studied protein in the human body, but researchers are expanding their horizons
Tuesday, 19 July, 2022

Climate change
Climate change should be central to the UK’s leadership contest
The heatwave accompanying the race to succeed Boris Johnson shows the reality of warnings
Wednesday, 13 July, 2022

Space exploration
A new era of astronomy has begun
The audacious gamble on the James Webb Space Telescope’s giant foldable mirror has paid off
Tuesday, 28 June, 2022

Monkeypox
Monkeypox makes pledges of pandemic solidarity look hollow
The global south has once again been abandoned in its quest for vaccines
Thursday, 23 June, 2022

Summer Books 2022
Best summer books of 2022: Health and Wellbeing
Anjana Ahuja selects her best mid-year reads
Thursday, 16 June, 2022

ReviewScience books
Life Time — how to revolutionise your sleep
Russell Foster presents a comprehensive manifesto for living in harmony with our body clocks
Wednesday, 15 June, 2022

Scientific research
Leaving Horizon would make a mockery of Britain’s desire to be a science superpower
Researchers are already moving to countries where it is easier to operate and collaborate
Tuesday, 7 June, 2022

Science
Science should beware being drawn into the asylum seeker debate
Differing individual development produces ambiguity in exactly the age range in which delicate judgments must be made
Wednesday, 1 June, 2022

Gun control
America’s shootings are a public health emergency
Scientists and doctors have mobilised against powerful vested interests such as Big Tobacco before — and must do so again
Wednesday, 25 May, 2022

Medical science
When it comes to monkeypox, we must look to history
Universal smallpox vaccination may not be necessary but complacency is not an option in viral outbreaks
Tuesday, 17 May, 2022

Technology sector
Digital enchantment holds too much sway over big tech regulation
There is a critical balance to be struck between pushing boundaries while grasping that those limits exist for a reason
Tuesday, 10 May, 2022

Medical science
Clues but few answers in the childhood hepatitis mystery
Lockdowns, adenoviruses, Covid and exposure to dogs have all been blamed for new cases around the world
Tuesday, 3 May, 2022

Climate change
Beware malaria risk from efforts to cool the planet
The supposedly magic fix of solar geoengineering may have a dangerously uneven impact across the world
Wednesday, 27 April, 2022

Nuclear energy4 min
Making the heart of a star power the world | FT Rethink
Generating a nuclear fusion reaction efficiently has proved impossible but, as Anjana Ahuja explains, we’ve recently seen some impressive breakthroughs
Tuesday, 26 April, 2022

Science
The dangers of lying to ourselves about the future
Psychologists have found that we are more tolerant of falsehoods that may one day turn out to be true
Sunday, 17 April, 2022

Pharmaceuticals sector
Hasty approval for Alzheimer’s drug offers a cautionary tale
FDA’s green light for aducanumab may delay development of more effective treatments for dementia, critics say
Friday, 8 April, 2022

Science
How stress ages both monkeys and humans
There are two key drivers at play: inflammation and hormones
Sunday, 27 March, 2022

Coronavirus pandemic
Living with Covid does not mean pretending it no longer exists
If we want lasting freedom from the virus, we must accept the need to continue mitigating its risks