Fish boost photosynthesis by wafting water around corals
17 May 2017
Call it a fin fan. The action of damselfish swimming between coral branches helps the algae inside corals to increase their photosynthesis
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Plasma jet engines that could take you from the ground to space
17 May 2017
Jet engines that compress gas into a plasma have been successfully tested at ground level for the first time
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Disney hit by ransom demand, diesel death toll rises, orangutan sets breastfeeding record, and more
No crew planned for NASA's first Space Launch System mission
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The first launch of SLS will go forward without astronauts aboard, despite a White House request that NASA add crew to a planned 2019 mission
Number of hepatitis C infections in US at 15-year high
17 May 2017
New cases of the deadliest infectious disease in the US have tripled in the past five years – mainly due to increased drug use related to its opioid epidemic
Weak defences leave us wide open to ransom attacks
17 May 2017
Last week’s cyberattacks were small beer. The UK government must invest in NHS upgrades before a bigger threat brings it to its knees
What the end of the atomic renaissance means for nuclear power
17 May 2017
The next generation of nuclear reactors was meant to bring cheaper, safer power. Where are they, and can they save the industry from bankruptcy and closure?
Brain stent to let five paralysed people control exoskeleton
17 May 2017
The implant travels to the brain via the blood and could provide a permanent way of recording signals used to direct an exoskeleton that helps paralysed people walk
Google DeepMind NHS data deal was ‘legally inappropriate’
16 May 2017
DeepMind’s 2015 data-sharing agreement with the Royal Free NHS trust has an “inappropriate legal basis”, according to a letter from the UK’s National Data Guardian
UK may force charities to prove complementary therapies work
16 May 2017
UK charity commission is considering putting in place measures that will force providers of complementary medicine to offer stronger evidence of benefits
