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2022 preview: Expect a row over controversial Alzheimer's drug

New Scientist

Whether the drug can actually treat the chief symptoms of the disease will be a point of contention in 2022 In 2021, the US approved the first drug designed to treat the cause of Alzheimer's, but the European Union rejected it.

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2022 preview: Quantum computers may finally become useful tools

New Scientist

"Google and other research teams have proved that quantum computers can operate faster than a regu-lar machine, but in 2022 we might actually see them tackle useful problems

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2022 preview: A round-up of the year's most exciting space missions

New Scientist

Around a dozen missions to the moon are scheduled in 2022, along with a rover landing on Mars and a spacecraft headed to in-vestigate the metal asteroid Psyche

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China must lead by example to make the 2022 biodiversity talks succeed

New Scientist

To inspire other countries at the 2022 UN Biodiversity Conference, China will need to be seen as part of the solution rather than part of the problem, but has a surprising good news story to tell, says Graham Lawton

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Shaping a Resilient Future: Climate Impact on Vulnerable Populations

Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital

October 25th, 2022. How the Inflation Reduction Act will fund and finance climate risk solutions. How you can start to develop projects to promote climate risk in your communities. Housing affordability and disparities in climate risks. 9:30 am PDT | 2:30 pm EDT | 5:30 pm BST.

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New Scientist's predictions for the big science stories of 2022

New Scientist

From a crucial biodiversity meeting to dozens of missions aiming for the moon, coronavirus evolution to progress on quantum computers, these are the stories we think will shape 2022

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2022 preview: What will the coronavirus do next?

New Scientist

The coronavirus will continue to evolve and could trigger further waves of infections, requiring more vaccinations and boosters

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