Crashed Boeing 737s lacked upgrades that could have warned pilots
25 March 2019
Reports suggest a flight control system and missing safety features could have contributed to the recent crashes involving Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft
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Huge T. rex fossil suggests many dinosaurs were bigger than we thought
25 March 2019
The discovery of a T. rex that was 400 kilograms heavier than any other found so far suggests we may have underestimated the size of this and other dinosaurs
Exposure to dirty city air reduces sperm quality and quantity in mice
24 March 2019
Dirty city air may be reducing sperm quality. Mice exposed to tiny pollution particles produce less sperm of a lower quality than those that aren't
Exclusive: Thousands of security flaws found on UK government websites
23 March 2019
The Wannacry attack locked down NHS computers in 2017. Now an investigation has uncovered thousands of unpatched vulnerabilities on UK government websites
It’s not just reality TV - all media must help to prevent suicides
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Coverage of high-profile deaths such as Love Island contestant Mike Thalassitis often falls short – we can and must do better, says psychologist Rory O’Connor
AI can mistakenly see cancer in medical scans after tiny image tweaks
21 March 2019
Medical artificial intelligence is brittle. Although it promises to quickly analyse medical scans, it can trip up on seemingly innocuous issues
Child abuse may change brain structure and make depression worse
21 March 2019
Brain scans suggest that mistreatment during childhood is linked to changes in brain structure that may make depression more severe in later life
Stunning picture shows dead star racing away from a massive explosion
21 March 2019
A speedy pulsar moving 1100 kilometres per second is racing away from the supernova explosion that created it in this image taken by the Very Large Array radio telescope
Sun bears copy each other's facial expressions to communicate
21 March 2019
The world's smallest bears, sun bears, copy one another's facial expressions as a means of communication. Few other animals are known to do this
Elizabeth Holmes: The hypnotic tale of the rise and fall of Theranos
21 March 2019
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes built a $10 billion company on the promise of a miracle blood test. But it didn’t work. A new film, The Inventor, follows the fallout
