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Human lifespan has hit its natural limit, research suggests

Although more people reach old age each year, the ceiling for the human lifespan appears to be stuck at around 115 years, study indicates Humans are unlikely to ever blow…

October 5, 2016
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US emissions set to miss 2025 target in Paris climate change deal, research finds

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Even if US implements emissions-cutting proposals it could still overshoot target by nearly 1bn tonnes of greenhouse gases, according to scientific study

September 26, 2016
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With robots, is a life without work one we'd want to live?

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Being gainfully employed is about more than money. We need to consider what will give our lives purpose and connection in the age of automation. When Aristotle described “the complete…

September 26, 2016
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Soil carbon storage not the climate change fix it was thought, research finds

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Soil’s potential to soak up planet-warning carbon dioxide has been overestimated by as much as 40%, say scientists Hopes that large amounts of planet-warming carbon dioxide could be buried in…

September 22, 2016
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UN agrees to fight 'the biggest threat to modern medicine': antibiotic resistance

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All 193 UN member states are set to sign a declaration to fight drug-resistant superbugs that are estimated to kill more than 700,000 people each year

September 21, 2016
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The science is mounting – giving babies peanuts and eggs cuts allergy risk

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Researchers now have ‘moderate’ certainty that infants should be given potential allergens from four months to help prevent severe reactions In the 1970s, when we were in school, food allergies

September 21, 2016
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