Planets on parade: 5 will be lined up in night sky this week
There’s a special chance this week to see five planets lined up in the night sky.
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Patients given aripiprazole ‘should be told of gambling addiction risks’
Expert urges greater monitoring of side-effect of drug used to treat depression, psychosis and schizophreniaPatients who are prescribed a common antipsychotic used to treat depression, bipolar disorder, psychosis and schizophrenia need to be told there…
Mexico sanctioned for not protecting endangered porpoise
Mexico faces sanctions from the international wildlife body known as CITES for not doing enough to protect the vaquita marina, a small porpoise that is the world’s most endangered marine mammal.
Rise of slimming jabs could lead to overseas trips to remove excess skin, UK surgeons warn
Exclusive: Surgeons raise concerns that people using jabs are unaware of risks of redundant skinFrom unbearable side-effects to cravings curbed: readers on weight-loss jabsA surge in the number of people using slimming jabs to lose weight could lead to…
Harvard physicist says meteor may be alien probe, plans expedition to prove it
Avi Loeb, the chairman of Harvard’s astronomy department, will scour the depths of the ocean in search of remnants that could prove aliens have contacted Earth.
Bezos’ rocket company pins crash on overheated engine nozzle
A private rocket company says an overheated engine nozzle is responsible for last year’s failed launch.
3 astronauts delayed on space station to return in September
Russia’s space agency says three astronauts who were supposed to leave the International Space Station this month will be brought back to Earth in late September.
Pets Could Be Gene-Edited Under New English Law, Says RSPCA
Pets could be subjected to gene editing under a new UK government act, the RSPCA has warned. From a report: The animal charity has said that the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act applies to all vertebrate animals, not only farmed animals, and…
Drugs and alcohol do not make you more creative, research finds
Travel, meditation, training and exposure to culture have a greater effect on artistic outputFrom Hunter S Thompson’s infamous daily pre-writing routine of cocaine, Chivas Regal and acid to Vincent Van Gogh’s love for absinthe and Andy Warhol’s prescri…
UK farming causes over a quarter of cities’ particle pollution, study finds
Innovation in agricultural sector is needed if cities are to solve air pollution problems, say scientistsA study reveals that farming is responsible for more than a quarter of the particle pollution in UK cities.UK agriculture created 38% of the partic…