An anonymous online poster who disseminated documents later brandished by Jeremy Corbyn as evidence the Conservatives would put the NHS “on the table” in US trade talks was part of a campaign directed by Moscow, the site hosting the papers [ . . . read more]
Image copyright IUCN Climate change and nutrient pollution are driving the oxygen from our oceans, and threatening many species of fish. That’s the conclusion of the biggest study of its kind, undertaken by conservation group IUCN. While nutrient run-off has [ . . . read more]
Image copyright RHS/Paul Debois Image caption A harvestman scurries across seedheads in research beds at Wisley Garden You can do your bit for insects by growing lots of foliage in your garden, a study has found. Ground-dwelling insects, such as [ . . . read more]
Delivery by caesarean section does not increase the chance of a baby ending up overweight or obese as a young adult, researchers have found, contrary to previous research. The authors of the study say their work drew on a huge [ . . . read more]
Ketamine might sound like an unlikely candidate for treating addiction and depression. But a growing number of scientists believe the drug could help. Over the next two episodes of Science Weekly, Hannah Devlin speaks to two experts who are using [ . . . read more]
More than 3,000 Uber passengers reported sexual assaults in 2018, the ride-sharing company revealed in its first-ever safety report on Friday. Nine passengers were murdered and 58 riders were killed in crashes last year, the report said. These incidents, which [ . . . read more]
Amazon has come under fire for selling T-shirts glorifying the “death flights” of Chile’s military dictatorship in which leftwing opponents of the regime were dropped from helicopters in an attempt to hide their murders. More than 3,000 people were killed [ . . . read more]
The Science Museum has been accused of trying to “quietly hide away dirty money” after it agreed to a request by the Dr Mortimer and Theresa Sackler Foundation to repurpose a £2m donation earmarked for a prominent new gallery. The [ . . . read more]
Image copyright SPL Image caption Artwork: Scientists are trying to work out the likely paths meteorites took as they fell toward Earth In January 2018, a falling meteorite created a bright fireball that arced over the outskirts of Detroit, Michigan, [ . . . read more]
Refined instruments reduce noise at the quantum level, allowing for discoveries of more distant gravitational waves. (Inside Science) — Physicists have successfully developed a new instrument that significantly reduces quantum-level noise that has thus far limited experiments’ ability to spot [ . . . read more]
A mysterious group has used some of Facebook’s largest far-right pages to create a commercial enterprise that harvests anti-Islamic hate for profit and influences politics across the globe, a Guardian investigation has revealed. For the past two years the Israel-based [ . . . read more]
Image caption Adam Camilletti hopes to win a contract from Esa next year to take the design to the next level British engineers have begun testing technologies that will be needed to bring samples of Martian rock to Earth. The [ . . . read more]
Image copyright ESO / M Kornmesser Image caption Artwork: The giant planet is losing its atmosphere to the white dwarf A newly discovered planet offers new insights into the Solar System after the Sun reaches the end of its life [ . . . read more]
A contraceptive pill that needs to be taken only once a month has been developed by scientists. The gelatine capsule, which has so far only been tested on pigs, dissolves in the stomach to a release a six-armed star-shaped polylmer [ . . . read more]
Wood from the foundation of a 2,000-year-old building in Rome traced to a mountain forest in what is now France. Charles Q. Choi, Contributor (Inside Science) — Buried in the foundations of an ancient Roman villa are planks from trees [ . . . read more]
Nasa’s Parker Solar Probe, which has flown closer to the sun than any spacecraft, has beamed back its first observations from the edge of the sun’s scorching atmosphere. The first tranche of data offers clues to long-standing mysteries, including why [ . . . read more]
Image copyright The Field Museum Image caption The researchers analysed 52 different species of migratory birds As the climate warms, birds are shrinking and their wingspans are growing, according to a new study. Researchers analysed 70,716 specimens from 52 North [ . . . read more]
A former Facebook moderator is suing the company, alleging that his work scouring the site of violent and obscene content caused his post-traumatic stress disorder. Chris Gray, who now works as a tour guide, is seeking damages from both Facebook [ . . . read more]
Boris Johnson has cast doubt on whether the UK will allow Huawei to invest in its 5G network, suggesting it might “prejudice” the Five Eyes intelligence relationship, after Donald Trump applied pressure for other countries to adopt the US ban. [ . . . read more]
The gene editing performed on Chinese twins to immunise them against HIV may have failed and created unintended mutations, scientists have said after the original research was made public for the first time. Excerpts from the manuscript were released by [ . . . read more]
Using media to brighten up dull tasks leaves adolescents feeling both better and worse. (Inside Science) — People are multitasking, maybe more than ever before, even as research shows it’s not always healthy. A new study breaks down how adolescents [ . . . read more]
Image copyright University of Bath Scientists have made artificial nerve cells, paving the way for new ways to repair the human body. The tiny “brain chips” behave like the real thing and could one day be used to treat diseases [ . . . read more]
Scientists have created artificial neurons that could potentially be implanted into patients to overcome paralysis, restore failing brain circuits, and even connect their minds to machines. The bionic neurons can receive electrical signals from healthy nerve cells, and process them [ . . . read more]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Ms Thunberg has spent more than two weeks crossing the Atlantic in a catamaran Climate activist Greta Thunberg said that adults should stop making young people “angry” over global warming. Ms Thunberg was speaking after [ . . . read more]
Damselfish often end up raising young that aren’t their own. (Inside Science) — Reef fish that care for their offspring after hatching are vulnerable to being tricked into raising the young of other parents or even entirely different species. While [ . . . read more]