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The world has long struggled to decide how to govern a human settlement on the Moon. For example, who would own the natural resources mined from it? Now eight countries, including the UK, have signed the Artemis Accords, a set of guidelines surrounding the Artemis Program for crewed exploration of the Moon.
The US, Italy, Australia, Canada, Japan, Luxembourg and United Arab Emirates are also participating, aiming to return humans to the Moon by 2024 and establish a crewed lunar base by 2030. Yet many countries with well developed space programmes have refused to sign up – including India, France, Germany, Russia and China.
With the accords being promoted beyond the usual channels of international space law, some countries suspect a US power grab, in which Washington will set the rules and leverage lucrative financial contracts in this new 21st century frontier.
In France, millions of people are mourning the horrific death of French teacher Samuel Paty. The tragic event highlights the importance of the work of educators who are, more than ever, on the front lines of the fight for freedom of expression.
And could AI help fight COVID-19? A team of researchers are hoping that computers may glean important insights into the disease by learning to read our health records.
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Miriam Frankel
Science Editor
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Illustration of a future Moon base by the European Space Agency, which hasn’t signed the Artemis Accords.
ESA; RegoLight, visualisation: Liquifer Systems Group, 2018
Christopher Newman, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Some nations are concerned the Artemis Accords represent a US power grab.
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Hommage to Samuel Paty: “Thank you Mr. Paty to have taught us history and freedom of expression.”
Bertrand Guay/AFP
Charles Hadji, Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA)
The horrific death of Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher, highlights the importance of the work of educators who are, more than ever, on the front lines of the fight for freedom of expression.
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James Teo, King's College London; Richard Dobson, King's College London
Decoding doctors’ writing can unlock vital health data.
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Environment + Energy
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Giulia Carabelli, Queen's University Belfast
House plants enrich our domestic lives in ways we often fail to notice. But lockdown may have changed all that.
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Rebecca Niemiec, Colorado State University; Kevin Crooks, Colorado State University
For the first time in the US, a ballot measure will ask voters whether to restore wolves to a place where they've been eradicated. Coloradans have strong views on both sides.
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Marissa Parrott, University of Melbourne; Carolyn Hogg, University of Sydney; Cassandra Brooks, University of Colorado Boulder; Justine Shaw, The University of Queensland; Melissa Cristina Márquez, Curtin University
More than 280 women in STEMM call for a marine protected area to be established in the waters of the Western Antarctic Peninsula.
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Health + Medicine
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Grace C Roberts, Queen's University Belfast
Scientists handle virus samples every day but infections are incredibly rare – here's why.
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Dunzhu Li, Trinity College Dublin; Yunhong Shi, Trinity College Dublin
Shaking polypropylene bottles and washing them with very hot water can release millions of tiny plastic particles. Here are four ways to reduce exposure.
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Ola Andersson, Lund University; Mehreen Zaigham, Lund University
Our study joins a growing body of evidence that suggests caesarean sections may have more consequences than previously thought.
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Arts + Culture
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Mark Shanahan, University of Reading
Will Facebook and Twitter be able to counter the tsunami of misinformation that could affect the election result? It's unlikely.
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Tim Lomas, University of East London
The current chaos means there is perhaps greater receptivity to alternative ways of thinking and being.
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Politics + Society
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Matthew Flinders, University of Sheffield
Financial support is the way to protect health and the economy. Right now, Boris Johnson is achieving neither.
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Angus McNelly, Queen Mary University of London
Exit polls suggest Luis Arce, a former finance minister under Evo Morales, has won Bolivia's presidential elections.
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Science + Technology
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Saikat Dutta, University of Birmingham
Hyperloop might still be a dream but new technologies promise to make trains faster and safer.
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Business + Economy
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Hamza Mudassir, Cambridge Judge Business School
The 97-year-old media conglomerate has changed its business strategy and is focusing most of its energy on its streaming platform, Disney+.
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