Life
Nearly all NHS hospitals are missing cancer targets – is yours one of them?
Chloe Hayward, Nick Triggle & Daniel WainwrightBBC NewsBBC"He got his diary out, flicked through a couple of pages and gave me a date. I said, that's a Saturday. The surgeon said, yes, I work Saturdays," laughs Paul.Over in...
Space
Could this film become the 1st western movie to send a filmmaker into space?
The romantic comedy "I See You" aims to become the first western film to launch a filmmaker into low-Earth orbit to shoot key scenes."I See You" won't be entirely shot in orbit, but will mix in-space footage with recorded...
Environment
Fight fake news and climate deniers, Brazil’s Lula tells UN talks
Georgina RannardClimate and science reporter, Belém, BrazilShutterstockThis backdrop has put the COP talks in a difficult position as nations aim to make progress on tackling climate change without the participation of the world's biggest economy.Some delegates fear that the...
Environment
Why giving up on goals is good for you, and how to know which to ditch
This was meant to be a big year for me. I planned to run a marathon, gain a diploma...
Life
AI may blunt our thinking skills – here’s what you can do about it
Socrates wasn’t the greatest fan of the written word. Famous for leaving no texts to posterity, the great philosopher...
Life
FDA chief says warning labels deterred women from using menopause hormone therapy: “It’s an American tragedy”
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will remove the "black box" warning labels on many hormone therapy drugs used for menopause and perimenopause symptoms — a major turnaround that's likely to encourage more women to...
Life
Dundee and US surgeons achieve world-first stroke surgery using robot
Graham FraserBBC ScotlandUniversity of DundeeThe future of stroke treatmentProf Grunwald, who has won an award from Innovate UK for her work and is also the vice president of the World Federation for Interventional Stroke Treatment, said there were two...
Life
Hastings mum leading efforts to change NHS menopause policy
Kate DysonA woman who was plunged into sudden menopause after surgery to remove both ovaries is spearheading efforts to change NHS policy.Kate Dyson, 44, from Hastings, East Sussex, underwent the surgery six months ago after having a subtotal hysterectomy...
Environment
Do UN climate talks have a point any more?
Justin RowlattClimate EditorBBCThere is a photograph, taken ten years ago in Paris, that today seems like something of a relic.In it, dozens of men and women line up in dark suits, in front of an enormous sign that reads...
Life
Mysterious holes in Andean mountain may be an Inca spreadsheet
A hillside in Peru covered by more than 5000 aligned holes may have been a giant Inca accounting device...
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Israel strikes south Lebanon after first direct talks in decades
The Israeli military has carried out a new round of air strikes in southern Lebanon, less than a day...