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NHS England policy for trans people could have ‘a number of adverse impacts’, report finds
An internal NHS England report warns that new guidance requiring trans people to use wards based on biological sex could cause delays, discrimination risks, and potential avoidance of healthcare.
Give more people weight loss jabs on the NHS, say MPs
MPs urge the NHS to expand access to weight-loss injection Mounjaro, calling the current plan for 220,000 people by 2028 insufficiently ambitious and highlighting a growing two-tier system.
FAA clears the way for airlines to put Boeing’s long-delayed 737 Max 10 into service
The FAA approved Boeing’s 737 Max 10 for passenger service, clearing a major hurdle after nearly a decade of delays. The certification allows airlines to begin flying the larger narrow-body jet, with deliveries expected to start in 2027.
Websites taken down worldwide as critical PHP cyber-security update issued
Critical security flaws discovered in PHP programming language prompted governments and major websites worldwide to take systems offline Wednesday, with authorities urging immediate patching or temporary shutdowns.
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Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
A dinosaur bone stored in a British museum drawer for 40 years has been confirmed as Antarctica’s first-ever discovered dinosaur fossil, belonging to a long-necked Titanosaur from the Late Cretaceous Period.
Tiny robots powered by light can hunt down and collect bacteria
Researchers have developed nanorobots smaller than one micrometer that are powered and steered by light, capable of locating, collecting, and transporting bacteria in microscopic environments.
SpaceX Starship the talk of remote Australian island as Elon Musk’s engineers sent to retrieve it
SpaceX engineers are traveling to remote Christmas Island to retrieve an upper stage of Starship that splashed down in the Indian Ocean following a test launch in July.
Japanese scientists use tiny silver particles to make DNA assembly up to 5x more efficient
Japanese researchers developed a method using silver nanoparticles to assemble DNA with efficiency up to 5 times higher than conventional techniques, with potential applications in gene therapy and synthetic biology.
16 mummies and a dog reveal a hidden order inside an ancient Egyptian tomb
Spanish researchers studying an ancient Egyptian tomb discovered 16 mummified humans and a dog arranged in a sophisticated spatial pattern, revealing how burial practices evolved over centuries of reuse.
This 23-foot crocodylian may have ruled South America’s food chain
Research indicates that Purussaurus neivensis, a 23-foot crocodylian from South America’s Miocene period, was the region’s dominant predator, shaping herbivore populations across the ancient ecosystem.
Archaeologists discover mysterious 400-year-old Indigenous pot in Florida
University of Florida students excavated a completely intact 400-year-old clay pot made by the Indigenous Potano-Timucua tribe at a former Spanish mission site in Gainesville, a rare find that archaeologists believe was purposefully buried.
JWST finds early galaxies may be 4 times more massive than thought
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope discovered that early massive galaxies contain far more small stars than previously thought, making them up to four times more massive than earlier estimates.
This frozen fiber makes light and sound interact 1,000x more strongly
Researchers froze liquid inside optical fibers, enabling light and sound to interact over 1,000 times more strongly than in standard fibers, potentially advancing photonic computing technology.
The real reason child vaccination rates are falling
Childhood vaccination rates across Britain have declined significantly over the past 15 years, with experts attributing the drop primarily to reduced contact between parents and medical professionals rather than anti-vaccine sentiment.
Women must not be put under pressure to have ‘ideal birth’, says Yvette Cooper
New UK Health Secretary Yvette Cooper pledges root-and-branch maternity reforms, promising women should not feel pressured into an ‘ideal birth’ experience and announcing binding national standards to address systemic failures.
Millions in England face longer waits for mental health care as NHS providers plan cuts
More than two-thirds of NHS mental health providers plan to cut services and reduce staff positions in 2026-27, affecting millions across England seeking care amid rising demand.