Could cannabis help crack cocaine addicts kick the habit?
31 May 2017
Crack users find it easier to give up when they take cannabis, and animals given components of cannabis are more likely to overcome a crack addiction
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Huge impact could have smashed early Earth into a doughnut shape
31 May 2017
Many rocky worlds may have spent time as a newly named planetary form called a synestia – a loosely connected blob of molten rock and dust with a dented middle
Underwater drones use sound to send snaps of the ocean floor
31 May 2017
Underwater unmanned vehicles that scour the ocean floor for submerged mines can now beam back their images to human operators in close to real-time
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31 May 2017
Victorious AI retires, altered antibiotic targets resistant bugs, Google to track offline shopping and more
Tumour-tracking drug that kills cancer approved in the US
31 May 2017
For the first time, a drug that can find and fight cancer – regardless of where it is in the body – has been approved
New Zealand joins the space race with Electron rocket launch
31 May 2017
The nation launched its first rocket on 24 May, making it the 11th country worldwide with space launch capabilities
Collective rather than individual action can beat obesity
31 May 2017
The more we learn about the drivers of obesity, the clearer it becomes that willpower alone won't work. Governments need to act
Diseases are global, so it's time for global emergency response
31 May 2017
As climate change and globalisation bring pandemics, we desperately need an agency for health emergencies. Enter the WHO, but will the world pay for it?
How to get scientists and politicians talking the same language
31 May 2017
It is time we closed the gulf between science and politics in an age when the impact of technology on society is coming thick and fast, says David Willetts
The drug rebellion fighting big pharma to save the NHS millions
31 May 2017
Big pharma makes a killing off deadly diseases. Now people are fighting back, setting up buyers clubs and challenging patents, to curb global drug price gouging
