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Can kelp help people travel the world?

Kelp grows rapidly and requires few resources. How helpful could it be as a fuel? (Credit: Getty Images)

Editor's Picks

Man cleaning windows (Credit: Getty Images)

How clean should your home be?

By Isabelle Gerretsen

The rock scar on the west face of Aiguille du Dru (Credit: Getty Images)

Why the Alps are crumbling

By Vedrana Simičević

What's the biggest number you can imagine? (Credit: Emmanuel Lafont)

The numbers that are too big to imagine

By Richard Fisher

When food prices rise, rates of malnutrition have been seen to increase among the most food-insecure communities (Credit: Getty Images)

Europe's experiments in 'free food'

By Kira Walker

Direct air capture fans in Hinwil, Austria, run by Swiss company Climeworks. The system captures CO2 using energy from a rubbish incinerator (Credit: Orjan Ellingvag/Alamy)

Can we 'undo' climate change?

By Jocelyn Timperley

Family Tree

The German seaside is a popular spot for family health retreats (Credit: Getty Images)

How Germany treats parental burnout

By Sophie Hardach

The Montessori method aims to increase autonomy and self-confidence in children (Credit: BSIP/Getty Images)

The world's most influential school?

By David Robson and Alessia Franco

Milestones were developed as a tool to track children's early development, but many parents now celebrate them in their own right (Credit: Getty Images)

Should parents care about 'milestones'?

By Amanda Ruggeri

There have been more cases of certain infectious diseases in children this year than expected (Credit: Getty Images)

The diseases soaring post-lockdown

By Chris Baraniuk

Climate

1

The state of the climate in 2023

The Next Giant Leap

2

The epic quest to build a permanent Moon base

Health

3

Why areca nut plantations are driving 'monkey fever'

Recycling

4

How recycling can help the climate and other facts

Sleep

5

How the seasons change our sleep

The Next Giant Leap

6

The factory making spacecraft for new Moon missions

Inner Space

7

The looming threat of deep-sea mining

Burning Questions

8

Where do 'forever chemicals' in drinking water come from?

Mental health

9

The mystery of Alice in Wonderland syndrome