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Russia involved in leak of papers saying NHS is for sale, says Reddit

RSS Source–Politics, Robots, Russia, Technology, UK news–December 7, 2019

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]

Climate change: Oceans running out of oxygen as temperatures rise

RSS Source–Technology–December 7, 2019

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]

Biodiversity: The best plants for attracting insects to gardens

RSS Source–Technology–December 7, 2019

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]

No link between caesarian delivery and obesity, research finds

RSS Source–Science, Technology–December 6, 2019

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]

Pioneering Ketamine treatments: alcohol dependency – Science Weekly podcast

RSS Source–Science, Technology–December 6, 2019

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]

Uber passengers reported over 3,000 sexual assaults last year, report says

RSS Source–Robots, Technology, Uber, US news–December 6, 2019

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 pulls Chile dictatorship ‘death flights’ T-shirts after backlash

RSS Source–Robots, Technology, World news–December 5, 2019

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]

Science Museum ‘hiding dirty money’ over £2m Sackler donation

RSS Source–Culture, Science, Technology, UK news–December 5, 2019

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]

US meteorite adds to origins mystery

RSS Source–Technology–December 5, 2019

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]

Monetising hate: covert enterprise co-opts far-right Facebook pages to churn out anti-Islamic posts

RSS Source–Robots, Social networking, Technology, UK news, US news–December 5, 2019

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]

Mars rover aims to grab a piece of history

RSS Source–Technology–December 5, 2019

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]

Planetary system’s vision of our Sun’s future ‘death’

RSS Source–Technology–December 4, 2019

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]

Once-a-month contraceptive pill developed by scientists

RSS Source–Science, Technology–December 4, 2019

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]

Nasa’s Parker Solar Probe beams back first insights from sun’s edge

RSS Source–Science, Technology–December 4, 2019

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]

Climate change is causing birds to shrink, study says

RSS Source–Technology–December 4, 2019

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]

Ex-Facebook worker claims disturbing content led to PTSD

RSS Source–Robots, Social networking, Technology–December 4, 2019

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 suggests Huawei role in 5G might harm UK security

RSS Source–Politics, Robots, Technology, UK news, World news–December 4, 2019

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]

China gene-edited baby experiment ‘may have created unintended mutations’

RSS Source–Science, Technology, World news–December 4, 2019

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]

Artificial neurons developed to fight disease

RSS Source–Technology–December 3, 2019

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]

Bionic neurons could enable implants to restore failing brain circuits

RSS Source–Neuroscience, Science, Technology, UK news–December 3, 2019

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]

Greta Thunberg: People underestimate ‘angry kids’

RSS Source–Technology–December 3, 2019

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]

TikTok owns up to censoring some users’ videos to stop bullying

RSS Source–Robots, Technology, World news–December 3, 2019

TikTok has admitted censoring posts by users it identified as disabled, fat or LGBTQ+ as part of a misguided effort to cut down on bullying on the platform. According to a report from the German site NetzPolitik.org, the video-sharing site [ . . . read more]

India’s crashed Vikram moon lander spotted on lunar surface

RSS Source–Science, Technology–December 3, 2019

A Nasa satellite orbiting the moon has found India’s Vikram lander, which crashed on the lunar surface in September, the US space agency said on Monday. Nasa released an image taken by its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) that showed the [ . . . read more]

Daughters of women with PCOS face five times greater risk

RSS Source–Science, Technology, UK news–December 2, 2019

Daughters of women with polycystic ovary syndrome, a common disorder that can cause excessive body hair, acne and fertility problems, are five times more likely than the average woman to develop the condition, a major study has found. Researchers in [ . . . read more]

Defiant Mark Zuckerberg defends Facebook policy to allow false ads

RSS Source–Media, Robots, Social networking, Technology, US news, World news–December 2, 2019

Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has defended the company’s decision to not take down political advertising that contains false information – and compared the alternative to censorship. BBC tells Tories to take down Facebook ad featuring its presenters Challenged on [ . . . read more]

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