Health
STAT+: Pharmalittle: Weâre reading about a reticent FDA commish nominee, a Novo deal, and more
President Trumpâs nominee to lead the FDA was grilled by senators on hot button topics like China, vaccines, and abortion access
Entertainment
Taylor Swift: The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore review â flashes of humanity and bafflingly vindictive love songs
(Republic)This four-track addition to a critically maligned album works hard to remind fans what they love about Swift, with some sweet highs and galling lowsOne downside of turning your release strategies into scavenger hunts and layering clues within your work is that it invites enormous amounts o
CRISPR could help doctors attack blood cancer without destroying healthy cells
Researchers used CRISPR to remove CD33 from donor stem cells, potentially giving doctors a way to attack aggressive blood cancers without destroying the healthy cells patients need after a transplant. In a 30-patient trial, the edited cells successfully took hold and appeared to shield blood cells f
Politics
What are the Lib Dems for? They must champion localism to stay relevant in an age of single-issue politics | Simon Jenkins
Ed Daveyâs party are the obvious candidates to push for the deeper local democracy the public is crying out forSeptember is the cruellest month for political commentators because it is when something has to be said about the Liberal Democrats. They are a play without a plot, a chorus line of seeming
CERN has begun disconnecting the Large Hadron Collider
CERN has started replacing some of the Large Hadron Colliderâs most important magnets as part of its High-Luminosity upgrade. The new superconducting magnets will produce fields about 40% stronger, allowing particle beams to be squeezed more tightly before they collide. That should create far more c
Entertainment
âBirdwatching is close to raptureâ: Margaret Atwood on why she has given C$1m to avian research
Award-winning novelist celebrates late partnerâs love of birds with gift to establish the Graeme Gibson chair in avian biologyIf she could be any bird, Margaret Atwood would transform into a raven. âTheyâre very smart. Theyâre social, playful and just a very successful bird,â she says while seated i
Health
Federal judge rolls back landmark disability protections
The Justice Department said in June that it would no longer enforce laws that prioritized people with disabilities living and receiving services in their communities, rather than in nursing homesâŚ
Health
NHS to suspend staff suspected of snooping on patient records
There have been too many cases of staff abusing patient trust, and enough is enough, the head of the NHS in England says.
Quantum computingâs âdark horseâ just proved it can go universal
Researchers have shown that exotic quantum particles called non-Abelian anyons can perform the full range of operations needed for universal quantum computing. Using 54 qubits on Quantinuumâs H2 processor, they combined braiding and fusion to unlock capabilities that braiding alone could not provide
Japanâs Science Council to face greater governmental oversight
Imminent change in legal status raises concerns that national academy will serve political interests
Laser-generated particles allow scientists to see through walls
First clean pictures from a muon beam point to a new way to peer inside suspicious packages and ancient structures
Earth is tearing apart beneath the Pacific Northwest
Scientists have captured a subduction zone off Vancouver Island in the process of tearing itself apart, revealing that these massive tectonic systems may die piece by piece rather than all at once. The discovery could help explain ancient plate fragments, volcanic activity, and how hidden breaks ben
Entertainment
âIn our deepest hearts we are voyeursâ: the paedophile-hunting show that inspired Robert Pattinsonâs new film
Experts and insiders explain how To Catch A Predator became the most controversial show on 2000s TVA man from Long Beach, California, is here to have sex with someone he believes is a 13-year-old girl. When the journalist Chris Hansen walks in, the manâs stomach drops. He is caught, and it is the en
Health
Revealed: the undisclosed safety data emerging as weedkiller maker faces Parkinsonâs lawsuits in US
Syngenta denies keeping relevant data from the EPA as paraquat stays in the US market despite global bansSweden started ringing the alarm bell more than 20 years ago, calling for a ban on the weedkilling chemical paraquat in 2004. One by one, dozens of other countries did the same as evidence of par
Science
DNA database of UK dogs could help police collar criminals
Experts working on database that could identify particular breeds involved in crimes, or rule out canine suspectsFrom tracking criminals to sniffing out drugs, dogs have long helped police crack cases. Now experts are hoping a database of canine DNA could offer vital leads.While hair, saliva and oth
Entertainment
âIâd strip for ÂŁ100!â Dominic West and Sienna Miller on nudity, narcissism and their juicy new show War
The stars are no strangers to public scrutiny of their most intimate relationships â but theyâve never experienced anything like this. They talk about playing a famous divorcing couple, and how money makes things revoltingIn a London hotel room, Dominic West is weighing up how much he would accept t
Entertainment
MNEK on writing smash hits, battling self-doubt and his solo struggles: âIâm a fat Black gay man. Try selling thatâ
The artist has written for BeyoncĂŠ and been nominated for two Grammys, yet individual success has eluded him. Now heâs back with a new album that puts queer joy in the spotlight â and, he says, heâs finally ready to enjoy himselfIn a south-east London warehouse, Uzoechi Osisioma Emenike, more common
Science
Is China catching up to the US and SpaceX on reusable rockets?
The next space race is not about making rockets faster, bigger or more capacious, but about reusing them reliably and cheaply. The US is well ahead, but can China catch up?
Health
âGamechangingâ brain tumour test reduces diagnosis from eight weeks to two hours
NHS England says test can be done while patient is on operating table and is being piloted in five centres around the countryA rapid new test for brain tumours can diagnose patients while they are still on the operating table.Scientists have called the development âgamechangingâ and said it could se
Entertainment
Meryl Streepâs casting as Aslan has angered the Christian right. Donât they have more pressing issues?
The Oscar-winner is voicing Narniaâs wise lion in Greta Gerwigâs adaptation of The Magicianâs Nephew, leading to roars of fury from US evangelical commentators It is a confusing time to be alive, given how often these days Hollywood indulges in revisionism. Who knew that the Wicked Witch of the West