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‘Lots of people don’t want to do it’: Paul Nurse on his controversial second term as Royal Society president | Royal Society

Paul Nurse is a turn up for the books. A Nobel prize-winning geneticist, former director of the Francis Crick Institute and erstwhile head of...

Nasa announces timeline of astronauts’ early departure from ISS due to ‘serious’ medical issue | International Space Station

Nasa has announced when it will commence its first medical evacuation from the International Space Station after an astronaut fell ill with a “serious”...

Quebec’s Lake Rouge vanished – but was it a freak natural event or caused by human actions? | Canada

Manoel Dixon had just finished dinner one night last May when a phone dinged nearby with a Facebook message.Dixon, 26, was at his family’s...

Drones detect deadly virus in Arctic whales’ breath

Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent'Blow' samples, as well as skin biopsies, were collected and screened for infectious agentsWhale breath collected by drones is giving clues to...

Don’t hold back, swearing can boost performance by lowering inhibitions, study finds | Psychology

It may not be in keeping with the festive spirit, but if you find yourself dropping the F-word while wrestling a Christmas tree up...

Why Sir David Attenborough wouldn’t live anywhere else but London

BBC/Passion PlanetSir David Attenborough says London is a "city full of hidden natural wonders"Lying on his side on a dark summer night earlier this...

Study finds 10% of over-70s in UK could have Alzheimer’s-like changes in brain | Alzheimer’s

One in 10 people in the UK aged 70 and older could have Alzheimer’s-like changes in their brain, according to the clearest, real-world picture...

‘Bewildered’ farmers need new deal to be profitable

Farmers are "bewildered and frightened" with many questioning the future of their businesses because of the government's proposed changes to inheritance tax, an independent...

Beachy Head Woman may be ‘local girl from Eastbourne’, say scientists | Archaeology

Beachy Head Woman, a Roman-era skeleton once hailed as the earliest known black Briton and who scientists later speculated could be of Cypriot descent,...

Government rolls back nature protections to boost housing

Helen Briggs,Environment correspondentandJonah Fisher,Climate correspondentGettyThe policy aims to boost nature on development sites More housing developments will be exempt from rules requiring builders in...

New antibiotics hailed as ‘turning point’ in treating drug-resistant gonorrhoea | Global health

The first new treatments for gonorrhoea in decades could be a “huge turning point” in efforts to combat the rise of superbug strains of...

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