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How mosquitoes are conquering the world — in four charts

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By Mariana Lenharo Verified
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Studies predict that the spread of mosquitoes will put billions more people at risk of mosquito-borne diseases in the coming decades.Credit: David Forster/Alamy Earlier this month, the UK Health Security Agency warned people travelling abroad during the summer holidays to protect themselves against mosquito-borne diseases. That threat is no longer limited to tropical countries. Disease-carrying mosquitoes have now spread to previously unaffected regions in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Australia.
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Consciousness research is having an AI moment. Will the hype help the field?

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By Mariana Lenharo Verified
| Nature Verified
Researchers are studying whether artificial intelligence systems can become conscious.Credit: Yuichiro Chino/Getty As artificial-intelligence systems become more and more sophisticated, the question of whether they might become conscious is capturing the public’s attention — and is sending tech firms to hire philosophers. The problem is, researchers still haven’t agreed on what gives rise to consciousness in humans, let alone an AI chatbot.
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How to end poverty and protect Earth: inside the debate tearing up economics

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By Mariana Lenharo Verified
| Nature Verified
Low- and middle-income countries are demanding UN-led solutions to mounting debt problems and wealth inequality.Credit: Cristina Quicler/AFP via Getty Imagine a world in which nearly 90% of the population earns twice as much, while working half as many hours as they do today. One in which the poorest half’s share of global wealth increases, while billionaires’ share decreases. All while capping global warming at 1.8 °C above pre-industrial levels by 2100.
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