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Why aren't we testing whether planes can survive a drone crash?

22 August 2017

It is time to fire a drone into a jet engine to properly assess the safety threat they pose to airliners, says Paul Marks
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Culture not biology is behind many differences between the sexes

17 August 2017

It is becoming ever clearer that environment and culture may be determining traits we think are down to male or female biology, says neuroscientist Gina Rippon

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