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Revealed: face of a Sudanese princess entombed in Egypt 2,500 years ago

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New exhibition shows how Perth museum traced Ta-Kr-Hb mummy’s origin to Kingdom of Kush – modern day Sudan An ancient Egyptian sarcophagus has been a prized object in Perth Museum since it was donated to the Scottish collection in 1936. Now the face of the woman mummified and buried inside it about 2,500 years ago has been brought to life in a dramatic digital reconstruction. The curators and exp

Scientific research needs robust government backing, not Treasury penny-pinching | Andre Geim and Nancy Rothwell

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Research and development is an investment, not a cost, and if the UK is to maintain its world-leading position it must commit to long-term funding The research sector has been a consistent, if sometimes undervalued, UK success story, with countless examples of breakthroughs that have transformed our understanding of the world and the way we live in it, and contributed significantly to our health

Nasa astronaut released from hospital after space return

NASA astronauts face return delays

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Unidentified member of team who returned in SpaceX capsule from ISS had been kept for observation A Nasa astronaut who was briefly hospitalised after returning from space has been released, the space agency said Saturday. Nasa’s Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps, and Russia’s Alexander Grebenkin, were flown to the hospital for additional medical checks on Friday after parachutin

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London’s endangered language communities to be mapped in new project

Language City wins British Academy Prize

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London may be second only to New York in the number of at-risk languages spoken Life in London has been mapped according to its health, wealth, land ownership, politics and transport at key points in its long history. But it is now to be charted in a way that tells a different story: the story of language itself. Ross Perlin , an academic who claimed a prestigious £25,000 book prize last week, ha

Some people with ADHD thrive in periods of stress, new study shows

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Patients responded well in times of ‘high environment demand’ because sense of urgency led to hyperfocus A recent study has revealed that some people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) cope best during periods of high stress. Maggie Sibley, a clinical psychologist and psychiatry professor at the University of Washington and the study’s lead author, initially set out to learn whe

Kama muta: the powerful emotion you didn’t know you had

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Goosebumps, tears, a sense of solidarity… There’s a name for that feeling, and its manifestations – from Swifties handing out friendship bracelets to strong responses to political messaging – can bring good and ill I am about 20 minutes into my conversation with the psychological anthropologist Alan Fiske when he starts talking about a lost kitten. “If you saw it outside, you would go pick it up

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‘Five to ten seconds appears to be optimal’: the science behind hugs

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As an airport limits goodbye cuddles to three minutes, here’s a guide to different embraces, and their positive effects Be it a brief squeeze or a bone-crushing bear hug, few can deny the comfort of a farewell cuddle from a person you love. Yet in an effort to keep traffic flowing at Dunedin international airport on New Zealand’s South Island, bosses have decided to impose a three-minute cap on h

Nasa astronaut hospitalized after return from International Space Station

NASA astronauts face return delays

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Four-member mission splashed off Florida coast and one is under observation for an unspecified medical condition A Nasa astronaut who just returned from the International Space Station has been hospitalized for an unspecified medical condition but remains stable, according to the US space agency. The four-member Crew-8 mission splashed down off the coast of Florida early on Friday after nearly ei

Concerns raised over access to UK Biobank data after ‘race scientists’ claims

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Expert says any suggestion of Human Diversity Foundation accessing sensitive data could affect public trust in science Concerns have been raised about access to a scientific trove containing the genetic data and medical records of more than 500,000 people, after an investigation revealed that “race scientists” appeared to claim to have obtained the data. A senior scientist has warned that the lea

Tiny house with erotic frescoes uncovered in Pompeii

Pompeii house with exquisite frescoes discovered

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Paintings include one depicting a scantily clad Phaedra, mythological queen of Athens, and her stepson Hippolytus A tiny house featuring erotic frescoes is the latest discovery in the ruins of the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. Experts say the exquisitely decorated abode, called the House of Phaedra after the mythological queen of Athens, sheds light on the changing architectural styles in the fi

Nobel prize winners endorse Harris and warn Trump would endanger future of science

Nobel economists endorse Harris agenda

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Open letter by 82 laureates commends Harris and calls Trump a potential threat to progress on climate crisis More than 80 Nobel prize winners have endorsed Kamala Harris for the presidency, warning that Donald Trump would “jeopardize any advancements in our standards of living” given his earlier proposals for enormous cuts to science funding. In an open letter, a copy of which was obtained by The

Which disease-modifying Alzheimer’s drugs are the most promising?

NHS blocks new Alzheimer’s drugs

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Many drugs in development aim to delay, slow or reverse symptoms, but which are causing the biggest stir? This week England’s health spending watchdog rejected a new Alzheimer’s drug – the second such drug it has turned down this year. Both donanemab and lecanemab were approved by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), yet the National Institute for Health and Care E

Astronauts return from nearly eight months on ISS after Starliner problems – video

Astronauts return after mission delay

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Four astronauts have returned to Earth after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing’s capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton. A SpaceX capsule carrying the crew parachuted before dawn on Friday into the Gulf of Mexico, just off the Florida coast, after undocking from the International Space Station this week. The three Americans and one Russian should have been back two months a

Sliver of cool surface water 2mm deep helps oceans absorb CO2, say scientists

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Subtle temperature difference between ‘ocean skin’ and water beneath found to drive more CO 2 absorption A sliver of cool surface water less than 2mm deep helps oceans absorb carbon dioxide, a British-led team of scientists has established after months of voyages across the Atlantic painstakingly measuring gas and temperature levels. The subtle difference in temperature between the “ocean skin” a

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Astronauts return from nearly eight months on ISS after Starliner problems

Astronauts return after mission delay

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SpaceX capsule touches down carrying three Americans and a Russian who were scheduled to return in August Four astronauts have returned to Earth after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing’s capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton. A SpaceX capsule carrying the crew parachuted before dawn on Friday into the Gulf of Mexico, just off the Florida coast, after undocking from the Int

Letters by Oliver Sacks review – science, sex and motorcycles

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The kaleidoscopic world and polymathic interests of a great neurologist brought to life in his correspondence In 1960, Oliver Sacks, a 27-year-old University of Oxford graduate, arrived in San Francisco by Greyhound bus. Born in Cricklewood, London, Sacks spent the better part of his 20s training to be a doctor, but came to feel that English academic medicine was stifling and stratified. A “tight

AstraZeneca ‘said it could cut UK jobs’ if biodiversity drug levy is introduced

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Biotech giant’s alleged comments come as world leaders at Cop16 discuss how to share benefits from genetic code discoveries fairly AstraZeneca has said it may cut jobs at its UK operation if the government enforces a global push to make companies share profits derived from nature’s genetic codes, multiple sources have told the Guardian. The alleged comments from the company came amid a concerted

Undercover inside a ‘scientific racism’ network – podcast

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Harry Shukman of the anti-racism group Hope Not Hate went undercover to expose how some of the wealthiest and most powerful people see race. He tells Michael Safi what he found Read: the Guardian’s full investigation Watch: Undercover: Exposing the Far Right Harry Shukman is a journalist and an activist with the anti-racist organisation Hope Not Hate. About a year ago, under the name Chris, he se

Limits on testing for bird flu in humans could pose difficulty for containing spread

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Tests will soon be available by prescription, but they are only recommended for people in close contact with animals As the number of people infected with bird flu rises in the US, continued limits on testing may pose a problem as these cases crop up. Commercial labs are now developing tests that will be available by prescription, but the tests will still be recommended only for people in close c

Winner of Royal Society Trivedi science book prize assesses whether humans really could colonise Mars

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Kelly and Zach Weinersmith’s book overturns Elon Musk’s claim that we could live on the red planet within years while stressing the good reasons to pursue space settlement A book debunking Elon Musk’s claims that humans could live on Mars in the near future has won the £25,000 Royal Society Trivedi science book prize. A City on Mars by American couple Kelly and Zach Weinersmith was announced as t

Hong Kong unearths its first ever dinosaur fossils

Dinosaur fossils found in Hong Kong

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Official hails discovery ‘of great significance’ on Port Island, with remains of as yet unknown species to go on display in shopping district on Friday Hong Kong officials say they have discovered dinosaur fossils in the city for the first time, on a remote and uninhabited island. The fossils were part of a large dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, about 145m to 66m years ago, the government sai

Earlier blood thinner use may cut risk of second stroke for irregular heartbeat patients

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Those who have a stroke are 35% less likely to have another if drugs given earlier than they are now, research finds People with irregular heartbeats who have a stroke are 35% less likely to have a second stroke if they are given blood-thinning drugs earlier than currently recommende