UNBELIEVABLE: 2 | History Defined

Spacecraft returns to Earth after rescue mission for ageing Nasa telescope fails

Series of in-flight problems meant Link, a ‘commercial space robot’, could not salvage the Nasa observatory

The Guardian - US · Sep 25

California workers discover 40-million-year-old animal bones at construction site

Paleontologists estimate that the fossils are between 40 and 45 million years old, California officials said

The Independent UK · Sep 25

Face masks and air purifiers could soon be powered by sunlight

Chinese researchers say their technological breakthrough may enable cheaper, lower-maintenance alternative to standard purification systems

The Independent UK · Sep 25

Eating with someone you love can lower blood sugar levels, study shows

Researchers say being near a partner lowers the physical energy your body spends on regulating itself

The Independent UK · Sep 23

Trump wants to redefine AI, but his ‘superintelligence’ already exists — and it has a sinister meaning

ANALYSIS: In 2014, a philosopher saw almost all of this coming and wrote a famous book about ‘superintelligence’. At the UN this week, Trump championed the term. It seems that he and his Silicon Valley friends are having some deeply concerning conversations, writes Holly Baxter

The Independent UK · Sep 23

The single question a doctor could ask to estimate death risk in older patients

Question can help hospitals audit older populations and find those at most need, researchers say

The Independent UK · Sep 23

Glimpses into lives of Roman suburbanites in Bath revealed in rare finds

Exclusive: Restoration work at Bath Assembly Rooms unearths Roman ditches containing pottery, coins and fragments of a military helmet

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23

How opencast mining risks reawakening dormant geological faults

New study finds subsidence caused by groundwater extraction can take place as far as 20km from site of mine

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23

Big tech says AI can find a cure for cancer. So where is it?

Alongside warnings about its ability to destroy humanity, artificial intelligence is also hailed for its potential to revolutionise health treatment. Just how far can it take us?

The Guardian - AU · Sep 22

New bizarre, long-clawed dinosaur species discovered in China

Dinosaur belongs to a group known for oversized hand claws

The Independent UK · Sep 22