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Russia trying to hijack hardware, claim US and UK

18 April 2018

The UK and the US issued a joint statement this week saying that Russia is actively trying to hijack computers and networking hardware for espionage purposes


March for Science

March for Science 2018 hosts rallies worldwide

18 April 2018

The March for Science returned in its second year with rallies around the globe in support of science-based policies


Great Barrier Reef

Our grandchildren may never see the Great Barrier Reef recover

18 April 2018

The reef has been so severely damaged by record ocean heat that it has had no chance to recover fully - and may never be the same again.


Reef

We need hope, not eulogies, for the Great Barrier Reef

18 April 2018

Writing obituaries for the world’s greatest coral reef is attention-grabbing but scientifically wrong and ethically irresponsible


Angela Merkel

The fight for gender equality can be informed by science

18 April 2018

With the rise of movements like #MeToo, now is a good time to ask why the patriarchy exists and why it persists


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Mavericks are belittling statins – here’s why they’re wrong

18 April 2018

Drugs designed to cut the risk of heart disease are being talked down amid a worrying lack of use by people who could benefit from them, says Anthony Warner


refugees

UK failing child refugees because we can’t reliably verify age

18 April 2018

Two-thirds of child refugees whose age is disputed turn out to be adults, according to the UK government – but there's no definitive way to determine age


punk turtle

Punk turtle can breathe through its genitals

18 April 2018

A turtle with spiky green hair can extract oxygen from water using its genitals, and is one of the most unique reptiles alive today


Most UK plants will flower at once in short ‘condensed spring’

Most UK plants will flower at once in short ‘condensed spring’

17 April 2018

Plants in the UK are set to blaze into flower virtually simultaneously, because flowering has been delayed two weeks by the unusually cold weather


Our reporter looking at the Facebook page telling him his data has been shared

How Facebook let a friend pass my data to Cambridge Analytica

16 April 2018

Facebook has been alerting users whose data ended up in the hands of Cambridge Analytica – and our reporter Timothy Revell is one of the unlucky millions


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