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Science news this week: Sunken worlds and 'kidney beans' on Mars

Jan. 18, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

LiveScience

UK will be ‘AI superpower’, says Starmer as he unveils plans to boost growth

The Prime Minister said the changes would help revolutionise creaking public services and turn around Britain’s economy.

Evening Standard

UK to go ‘all-in’ on AI as Starmer throws weight of Whitehall behind technology

The Government is set to put more support into AI development in a bid to boost growth and cut costs.

The Independent UK

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UK to go ‘all-in’ on AI as Keir Starmer throws weight of Whitehall behind technology

The Government is set to put more support into AI development in a bid to boost growth and cut costs

Evening Standard

Starmer ‘will listen’ to Tulip Siddiq inquiry findings, minister says

Science Secretary Peter Kyle said Ms Siddiq has ‘done exactly the right thing’ in referring herself to the Parliamentary watchdog.

Evening Standard

UK must not let AI ‘wash over our economy’, says Science Secretary

Peter Kyle is set to unveil the UK’s AI action plan alongside the Prime Minister on Monday.

Evening Standard

Chinese investment of £600 million in UK ‘a start’, says Cabinet minister

Science Secretary Peter Kyle said the Chancellor has returned from China with ‘solid commitments for investment’.

Evening Standard

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Tech giants must obey UK’s online safety laws, says minister

Peter Kyle said the UK needed to legislate more frequently to deal with developments in the technology.

Evening Standard

Labour minister confronted over government's alleged monitoring of Elon Musk's Twitter

Science secretary Peter Kyle was confronted over reports Labour is monitoring Elon Musk’s social media accounts.

The Independent UK

Gender balance in computer science and engineering is improving at elite universities but getting worse elsewhere

The share of computer science and engineering degrees going to women has increased at the most selective American universities over the past 20 years and is approaching gender parity, while the proportion has declined at less selective schools. Those are the main findings of a study my colleague and I…

The Conversation

Why Elon Musk’s Starship rocket is beating Nasa in the space race

The SpaceX chief’s powerful new system is set to slash the cost of missions, leaving Nasa in the dust

The Guardian - UK

‘We have to change our attitude’: wildlife expert says rhino horn trade must be legalised

Call for illicit market to be taken out of hands of criminals as numbers continue to fall drastically due to poaching

The Guardian - UK

AI will eavesdrop on world's wildest places to track and help protect endangered wildlife

A biologist hid 350 audio monitors across Costa Rica’s tropical rainforests to spy on endangered spider monkeys in order to help protect them

The Independent UK

‘Mirror life forms’ may sound like science fiction, but scientists warn they could be deadly to humans and destroy the environment

When you look in a mirror, the reflection is fundamentally you, but with a perfect reversal of all your features. This illustrates a phenomenon we also see in the tiny world of molecules.

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How do cats get their spots?

Scientists have identified some of the involved genes behind cats' spots, but there's still a piece missing.

The Guardian - UK

‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research

Experts warn that mirror bacteria, constructed from mirror images of molecules found in nature, could put humans, animals and plants at risk of lethal infections

LiveScience

Modern human ancestors and Neanderthals mated during a 7,000-year-long 'pulse,' 2 new studies reveal

An analysis of genomes from some of the earliest modern humans to live in Europe reveals their ancestors interbred with Neanderthals in one period between 43,000 and 50,000 years ago.

The Independent UK

Breakthrough studies unveil traits of early Europeans and narrow timeline of breeding with Neanderthals

Interbreeding started around 47,000 years ago and lasted thousands of years

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The Conversation

Funding research for economic return sounds good – but that’s not how science really works

The announcement by Science Minister Judith Collins this week that half of New Zealand’s sole fund for fundamental science will now go to research with economic benefits – with social sciences and the humanities no longer supported – came as a shock to many.

LiveScience

Scientists make 1-of-a-kind immune cells to guard transplants from attack

Scientists have designed special immune cells that protect transplanted pancreatic cells from attack in mice.

Fortune

Mystery chemical in drinking water identified after 40 years—and nobody knows if it's toxic

The byproduct of chloramine—used to disinfect drinking water—and naturally occurring chemicals has finally been identified: chloranitramide.

Evening Standard

Sugar restrictions in early life ‘may lower chronic disease risk in adulthood’

The findings are based on data gathered after the Second World War in the UK, around the time when sugar rationing ended.

The Conversation

Astronomers just found complex carbon molecules in space – a step closer to deciphering the origins of life

A team led by researchers at MIT in the United States has discovered large molecules containing carbon in a distant interstellar cloud of gas and dust.

The Independent UK

£20m initiative to tackle ‘historically low’ numbers in dementia clinical trials

The Dementia Trials Accelerator will allow ‘tens of thousands’ to take part in trials.

The Conversation

Paper mills: the ‘cartel-like’ companies behind fraudulent scientific journals

Science and Nature, two leading science journals, have revealed a growing problem: an alarming rise in fraudulent research papers produced by shady paper mill companies. This wave of fake studies is creating a major headache for the academic world, putting the integrity of global academic research at risk.

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