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THE GREAT
POPULATION
DEBATE
Are there simply too many
of us on this planet?'
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VA C C I N E
HOPE
How excited should we be?
FOCUS ON COVID-
ANIMALS WITH
CORONAVIRUS
Why it’s dangerous when
the virus jumps from humansHARDW IRED
TO HUG
There’s a reason social distancing
can be a struggle