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Yandex office (Credit; Alamy)

Yandex: The rise of 'Russia's Google'

By Anastasia Zyrianova in Moscow

The owners of the Drax power plant in the UK aim to stop burning coal by 2023. But is the alternative fuel - biomass - any greener? (Credit: Chris Baraniuk)

The giant coal plant turning 'green'

By Chris Baraniuk

Zunum Aero airliner concept (Credit: Zunum Aero)

Norway’s electric aircraft evolution

By Stephen Dowling

A good understanding of risk and uncertainty should be crucial for many careers (Credit: Getty Images)

How smart are your decisions?

By David Robson

Light Phone (Credit: Light)

The new phones that aren't so smart

By Peter Rubinstein

The tranquillity room at Sibley Memorial Hospital offers a space for staff members to clear their mind (Credit: Wendy Steck Merriman Photography)

Can this simple change save lives?

By Tessa Love

Grand Challenges

10 grand challenges we'll face by 2050

By Bryan Lufkin

Where our clean energy will come from

By Miriam Quick

A resident walks in the Cantagalo shantytown in Rio de Janeiro, with the wealthy Ipanema seen in the distance (Credit: Getty Images)

Grand Challenges

The problem with how we view inequality

By Bryan Lufkin

'What I learnt from living underwater'

By Bryan Lufkin

Are we running out of land?

By Richard Gray

Woman using smartphone on train (Credit: Getty Images)

How slow internet affects your income

By Miriam Quick

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Garry Kasparov: The upsides of AI

Water bodies like the River Nile touch several countries, which can prompt occasional conflict but also needed cooperation. (Credit: Getty Images)

Best of BBC Future

The most vital resource of the century?

By Bryan Lufkin

Antibiotic resistance

Best of BBC Future

Is 'the end of modern medicine' near?

By Erin Biba

Grand Challenges

Why you can't be anonymous anymore

By Bryan Lufkin