Pesticide exposure at work may increase motor neurone disease risk – new study
Being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, can be…
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How hackers attack municipal water systems – and why the utilities are so vulnerable
Hackers tried to break into at least 30 municipal water systems in Minnesota on July…
Furniture firm’s operator licence application refused over “classic Phoenix Syndrome” concerns
Deputy Traffic Commissioner Mark Hinchliffe refused the restricted operator licence application made by Valiant Furniture…
Producing spider silk is a biological feat – scientists are using it to develop materials for drug delivery and wound care
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” turns organic web production into a superpower. In the 2026 film,…
Decolonizing economics means questioning where its ideas came from — and imagining new ones
Economics shapes many aspects of our daily lives, from the prices we pay to the…
Snakes aren’t simple tubes. Their bodies have five regions – including a short neck
Snakes are seemingly simple in structure, a head attached to a long unremarkable noodle. They…
Exmouth long sea outfall now open to consultation
South West Water has applied to the Environment Agency to change its environmental permits to permanently use the new outfall, which is…
Experimental AI systems have been going on hacking sprees
In the past ten days, two of the companies leading the artificial intelligence (AI) boom…
With its new leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, does Iran want – or need – a nuclear weapon?
As the US war against Iran drags on with no end in sight, an important…
When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary – new brain study
People become more suspicious of a humanoid robot that makes errors, especially when the robot…