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British Library robots look after old newspapers with new tech

The British Library's National Newspaper Building in Boston Spa holds millions of pages from newspapers spanning centuries

Adenovirus structure, computer illustration showing the surface structure of the viruss outer protein coat (capsid). Many adenoviruses infect the respiratory tract, causing common cold-like symptoms, and also infect the eyes and gut, particularly in children. The yellow protrusions are known as penton fibres and are found at each of the 12 vertices of the capsid. Each fibre is tipped with proteins, which allow the virus to enter its target cell.

Health

Hepatitis: Adenovirus is prime suspect in mystery outbreak in children

Exocomets

Space

Exocomets are probably born the same way as comets in our solar system

Cloud of Flying-foxes in riparian monsoon forest on escarpment of central range, Broadmere Station, western Gulf of Carpentaria, Northern Territory, Australia

Life

Climate change may increase the spread of viruses between land mammals

deforestation

Environment

Global forest destruction continues despite COP26 deforestation pledge

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Mind

Your brain may have a warning system that suppresses unwanted thoughts

200 million year old deposits of the precursor of the Mediterranean Sea have been preserved in the Swiss High Alps. Whale-sized ichthyosaurs came from the open sea only occasionally into shallower water.

Life

Ichthyosaur tooth from the Swiss Alps is largest ever discovered

The AI-generated formulas undergo slump testing at the UIUC lab as part of their initial performance assessment and refinement.

Technology

Meta is using AI to create low-carbon concrete for its data centres

Lithium-ion battery cells being inserted into a pack at the Johammer e-mobility GmbH electric motorbike factory in Bad Leonfelden, Austria, in 2016

Technology

Efficient battery could charge electric cars 60 per cent in 6 minutes

Fofanny Reservoir. The peat-covered uplands of the North of Ireland are today used mainly for commercial forestry, sheep-grazing and outdoor recreation, but were formerly wooded and farmed.

Humans

A small Irish community survived a millennium of plagues and famines

Analysis of pollen preserved in peat at Slieveanorra in the Antrim hills reveals the resilience of a rural community through environmental changes

Humans

People visited Stonehenge site thousands of years before it was built

Humans

We need to stop political spin from polluting public trust in science

Humans

Working from home could have a dystopian future if staff aren’t valued

Politicians must stop using pseudoscience to sell their policies