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Physics

What the end of the atomic renaissance means for nuclear power

NHS cyberattack

Technology

Weak defences leave us wide open to ransom attacks

daydreamer

Humans

How to daydream your way to better learning and concentration

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Life

Resurrected organisms reveal life鈥檚 bare essentials

Don Swanson

Earth

The day Mount St Helens erupted and I should have died

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Earth

Where the wind blows: Mapping our wildest gusts

Table of contents

Leaders

NHS cyberattack

Technology

Weak defences leave us wide open to ransom attacks

Last week鈥檚 cyberattacks were small beer. The UK government must invest in NHS upgrades before a bigger threat brings it to its knees

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Health

Number of hepatitis C infections in US at 15-year high

New cases of the deadliest infectious disease in the US have tripled in the past five years 鈥� mainly due to increased drug use related to its opioid epidemic

Health

Google DeepMind NHS data deal was 鈥榣egally inappropriate鈥�

Technology

Ransomware attack hits 200,000 computers across the globe

Space

No crew planned for NASA’s first Space Launch System mission

60 Seconds

Health

UK may force charities to prove complementary therapies work

Health

Ebola once again on the prowl as emergency teams stand ready

Humans

Brain zaps let minimally conscious people communicate for a week

Earth

Remote Pacific island found buried under tonnes of plastic waste

Humans

Automation will have a bigger impact on jobs in smaller cities

Physics

Plasma jet engines that could take you from the ground to space

Technology

Ultrasonic speaker lets you whisper to people 30 metres away

Space

Microbes might thrive after crash-landing on board a meteorite

Environment

Polar bears shift from seals to bird eggs as Arctic ice melts

Environment

Hear the roar of the lionfish recorded for the first time

Earth

We are on track to pass 1.5掳C warming in less than 10 years

Health

Brain stent to let five paralysed people control exoskeleton

Technology

Spray-on touch controls give an interactive twist to any surface

Environment

Hanging on: In search of the bat that returned from the dead

Health

First timeline of a cancer tracks tumours from origin to spread

Environment

Ladybird鈥檚 transparent shell reveals how it folds its wings

Environment

Vultures smear their faces in red mud which they use as makeup

Health

Mussel gloop can be used to make wounds knit without any scars

Space

Waves surge in opposite directions around Io’s largest lava lake

Environment

Fish boost photosynthesis by wafting water around corals

Space

Neptune-like exoplanet spotted that has a watery atmosphere

Technology

Augmented reality goggles give surgeons X-ray vision

Physics

Wiggling atom probes buddy molecule without disturbing it

Humans

What vision of doom made Hawking seek a faster Earth exit plan?

Analysis

power plant picture

Physics

What the end of the atomic renaissance means for nuclear power

The next generation of nuclear reactors was meant to bring cheaper, safer power. Where are they, and can they save the industry from bankruptcy and closure?

Environment

Captive breeding is a final roll of the dice for the vaquita

Technology

What politicians can learn from the French election hack

Aperture

sun's movements

Technology

Solar time lapse burns through film to create a unique look

Photographer Chris McCaw has whisky to thank for discovering this way of capturing his extreme overexposed shots of the sun

Features

daydreamer

Humans

How to daydream your way to better learning and concentration

Daydreaming need not be the enemy of focus. Learn to do it right and you could reap the benefits from more successful revision to more motivation

Earth

Where the wind blows: Mapping our wildest gusts

Life

Resurrected organisms reveal life鈥檚 bare essentials

Earth

The day Mount St Helens erupted and I should have died

Culture

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Life

Synthetic biology’s ties to our humanity let it elude definition

Sophia Roosth's Synthetic: How life got made delves into the history, anthropology and society of synthetic biology to get a handle on the field

Humans

Augmented reality brings Beatie Wolfe鈥檚 new songs to life

Environment

Joseph Hooker: The travelling man who became Emperor of Botany

More

Life

Fighting for our forgotten sense

The loss of the sense of smell can be devastating. Fifth Sense is a charity dedicated to improving the lives of those afflicted

Regulars

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Feedback: Get steamy with a machine that makes “sexy water”

Feedback is our weekly column of bizarre stories, implausible advertising claims, confusing instructions and more

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