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Psychiatrist Deepak D’Souza says we are finally beginning to understand the relationship between cannabis use and schizophrenia, including which drug users are most at risk
Nine old apartment buildings in New York City were retrofitted from the outside to consume less energy while minimising disruption to tenants
Researchers injected a leech with gel that transforms into a soft electrode, letting them control its muscle contractions – this gel could eventually be used in the brain to treat neurological conditions without surgery
As global warming accelerates, the Arctic is changing fast. Gregor Sailer captures this deep shift in his photographs of military stations and ice monitoring kit, part of his exhibition called The Polar Silk Road
Law-makers must act like speculative fiction authors and try to foresee how technology will change our world, says writer Ray Nayler