Science + Comment
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I agreed to my sperm donor’s anonymity - now I see my daughter has a right to know who she is
Dorothy ByrneThe law guaranteed lifelong anonymity needs to change, says Dorothy Byrne, president of Murray Edwards College, Cambridge -
This typographical trick certainly helps me focus. But maybe having a wandering mind isn’t such a bad thing, says writer Daniel Lavelle
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Climate change is likely to exacerbate the rapid spread of viruses and pathogens, says John Vidal, former Guardian environment editor
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Editorial: Pyongyang has left its people highly vulnerable to this outbreak. But rich countries have a responsibility for the lack of protection in other places
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For humanity truly to slip the surly bonds of Earth, private funds and intrepid thrill-seekers will be required, says astronomer Martin Rees
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The intense focus on Covid means worrying immunisation gaps have emerged in diptheria, polio and measles, says health journalist Gary Finnegan
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The networker A self-driving revolution? Don’t believe the hype: we’re barely out of second gear
John NaughtonThe Department for Transport’s breezy predictions about driverless cars transforming Britain into a ‘global science superpower’ are both premature and optimistic -
If we are going to send more humans to the Moon and eventually to Mars, will the goal be to benefit the people of the US and the world, or to make billionaires even richer?
Is the Covid pandemic finally nearing its end?