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Recent allegations of cheating by university students in online exams suggest the students are adapting faster than the education system itself – and that should change.

What it takes for technologies to go from breakthrough to big time

The outbreak of Covid-19 could be used as a building block in the future to reinforce international co-operation and strengthen the pillars of globalization

It is unlikely that we will reach full herd immunity for Covid-19. However, we are likely to reach a practical kind of herd immunity through vaccination

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Wriggling out of paying taxes may be legal, but is it right? Aristotle, Immanuel Kant – and others – have their say

  Researchers think they’ve calculated the limit of human lifespan – but there’s more to it.

Bat hosts, lab leaks – tracing SARS-CoV-2 to its origins involves more than just tracking down patient zero

A more coordinated effort by scientists, stakeholders and community members will be required to stop the next deadly virus that’s already circulating in our midst

  Endurance got us through multiple lockdowns, and it’ll help us coming out of the pandemic too

Chelsea and Manchester City have similar goals on and off the pitch

  Many over 50s seem to be asking this question. But there are a number of reasons it’s important to go ahead and get the AstraZeneca vaccine now

If we seek, we shall find. Credible sources, credible information

  Many governments, including the US, already collect and make public population statistics that could help them prepare for the next pandemic

If we want to decentralise power online, governments will have to overcome their nationalistic impulses