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Kids everywhere have damaging gender stereotyping set by age 10

20 September 2017

Global study reveals that gender stereotypes become ingrained in "tween" years, leading to life-long health consequences - particularly for girls


A woman and baby in the aftermath of a hurricane

Thousands likely to be killed by Hurricane Irma’s deadly legacy

18 September 2017

Toxic chemicals released by floodwaters, stress, infection and dangerous working conditions will all contribute to hurricane death toll years after winds die


Could we store carbon dioxide as liquid lakes under the sea?

Could we store carbon dioxide as liquid lakes under the sea?

18 September 2017

We need to get carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to slow down climate change, and perhaps deep-sea trenches would be a good place to put it


Winter fight of two Striped Field Mice (Apodemus agrarius) in the snow. Moscow park, Russia.

Sex and aggression linked in male mouse brains but not in female

18 September 2017

In male mice, the same brain cells influence both aggressive and sexual behaviours, but for the first time we now know that's not the case for females


A centre in France for people with visual impairment

Blind people repurpose the brain's visual areas for language

18 September 2017

For the first time, language processing has been detected in areas of the brain that usually process vision, highlighting the organ’s extraordinary flexibility


doctor comforting a patient

End-of-life chatbot can help you with difficult final decisions

18 September 2017

A virtual assistant helps people who are terminally ill feel less anxious about death and more ready to complete their last will and testament


Hospital staff talk to each other while walking down a corridor

The NHS is using a chatbot to do tedious corporate team-building

18 September 2017

The UK's National Health Service and 10 big firms are experimenting with CoachBot, which replaces "coaching and development" staff with an automated chatbot


Brown dwarfs have strong magnetic fields just like real stars

Brown dwarfs have strong magnetic fields just like real stars

15 September 2017

Failed stars called brown dwarfs straddle the line between big planets and small stars. An observation of a magnetic field puts another tick in the star column


Iraqi boys receive food aid

World hunger is on the rise again due to climate change and war

15 September 2017

After falling for over a decade, the number of people going hungry has risen again - and climate change and war are to blame


A fish

There are hardly any old fish left in the ocean – and that’s bad

15 September 2017

Industrial fishing has disproportionately removed older fish, which tend to be the most adaptable individuals that can best survive environmental change


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