The land mass that linked Britain to continental Europe was rich in early human life until it floodedThe idea of a “lost Atlantis” under the North Sea connecting Britain by land to continental Europe had been imagined by HG Wells in the late 19th centu…
How climate crisis made my British butterfly hunt a race against time
The naturalist Stephen Moss finally achieved his aim to see all 61 of the UK’s butterfly species. But those that thrive on the margins could vanish as temperatures riseIt was a long walk up the steep, rocky path, on an unexpectedly warm day – but well…
Is Covid-19 on the run in the UK?
A fall in case numbers last month raised hopes that Britain may be reaching herd immunity, but experts warn against complacency, given uncertainty about new variants and autumn’s return to schoolCoronavirus – latest updatesUK can expect thousands of Co…
Sky News Australia banned from YouTube for seven days over Covid misinformation
Digital giant issues strike after channel posted videos denying the existence of Covid and encouraging people to use discredited medicationFollow our Covid live blog for the latest updatesVaccine rollout tracker; get our free news app; get our morning …
「顧みられない病気」の治療薬を、DeepMindは人工知能で見つけ出す
アルファベット傘下の人工知能（AI）企業であるDeepMindが、希少な疾患の治療法を見つけるべくAIの活用を加速させている。非営利団体「顧みられない病気の新薬開発イニシアティブ（DNDi）」との提携を通じて、主に途上国で猛威を振るう伝染病などの治療薬候補を見つけ出しているのだ。その先には、新型コロナウイルス感染症（COVID-19）の治療薬の開発も視野に入っている。
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Discounts from Uber and Deliveroo will lure young people in UK to get Covid jab
Companies will offer credit and price reductions in government push to boost vaccination ratesCheap taxi rides and discounts from the biggest takeaway companies are to be deployed by the government in a desperate effort to boost Covid vaccination rates…
Nobel Winner Steven Weinberg, Who Unified Two of Physics’ Fundamental Forces, Has Died
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Steven Weinberg, a Nobel-prize winning physicist whose work helped link two of the four fundamental forces, has died at the age of 88, the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) announced Saturday (July 24…
UK can expect thousands of Covid deaths every year, warn scientists
Disease will circulate alongside flu and other seasonal viruses and become part of accepted winter illnessCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritain faces the prospect of thousands of annual Covid deaths for years to come, scie…
Ink positive: how tattoos can heal the mind as well as adorn the body
Forget the stereotypes – getting inked can be a powerful means of reclaiming your body and processing grief or traumaIf one thing has become obvious in the summer heat and the inevitable baring of flesh, it’s the degree to which body art is now the nor…
H.G. Wells’ “World Brain” is now here—what have we learned since?
H.G. Wells presented a vision of society that events quickly eclipsed.