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Global food crisis is leaving millions hungry, but there are solutions

A storm of events is pushing food prices higher, exacerbating the hunger and malnutrition already experienced by hundreds of millions of people around the world

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 03: Pro-choice and anti-abortion activists demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Building on May 03, 2022 in Washington, DC. In a leaked initial draft majority opinion obtained by Politico and authenticated by Chief Justice John Roberts, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito wrote that the cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey should be overturned, which would end federal protection of abortion rights across the country. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Roe v Wade overturned: What that means for safe abortion in the US

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TOPSHOT - An aerial picture shows a man using a mobile telephone whilst standing next to a recently abandoned inflatable boat, used by migrants to cross the Straits of Dover from France to Deal on the south east coast of England, on September 14, 2020, after the migrants arrived on the beach. - Nearly 1,500 migrants and asylum-seekers arrived in Britain by small boats in August, according to an analysis by the domestic Press Association news agency. (Photo by BEN STANSALL / AFP) (Photo by BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images)

Humans

UK asylum seeker plan risks deporting children based on flawed science

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Boston - March 6: People hold a banner reading Stand with Ukraine! Stop buying Russian oil as they take part in a Peace March for Ukraine from Copley Square to Parkman Bandstand on the Boston Common in Boston on March 6, 2022. The protests marked the second straight Sunday people have marched through Boston, as Russias invasion of its neighbor entered its 11th day. (Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

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How the war in Ukraine will change the way the world uses energy

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2HJF0FC DRAX POWER STATION, DRAX, UK - JANUARY 19, 2022. An aerial view of a rail freight train delivering renewable biomass fuel to Drax Power Station

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The race is on to tackle climate change by pulling carbon from the air

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How bacteria-killing viruses are being used to keep food safe

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How bacteria-killing viruses are being used to keep food safe

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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 24: A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin on October 24, 2017 in London, England. Cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Lightcoin have seen unprecedented growth in 2017, despite remaining extremely volatile. While digital currencies across the board have divided opinion between financial institutions, and now have a market cap of around 175 Billion USD, the crypto sector coninues to grow, as it sees wider mainstreem adoption. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

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UK police forces have seized more than £300 million in bitcoin

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CARDIFF, WALES - SEPTEMBER 20: Children wear face masks during a maths lesson at Llanishen High School on September 20, 2021 in Cardiff, Wales. All children aged 12 to 15 across the UK will be offered a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine. Parental consent will be sought for the schools-based vaccination programme. (Photo by Matthew Horwood/Getty Images)

Health

Why has the UK been so slow to vaccinate children against covid-19?

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Methane is much worse than CO2 – here’s what we should do about it

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Methane is much worse than CO2 – here’s what we should do about it

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How a universal flu vaccine could prevent the next pandemic

Health

How a universal flu vaccine could prevent the next pandemic

Even now, the risk of a deadly flu pandemic is an ever-present danger. But progress on a universal vaccine could protect us and remove the need for annual jabs

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Environment

Will London's expanded Ultra Low Emission Zone cut air pollution?

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Technology

Will the US or China win the race for global quantum dominance?

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Health

Should we start testing drugs and vaccines in people who are pregnant?

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Environment

Can the UK recycle plastic without dumping it on other countries?

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