UK's NHS cannot embrace AI until its basic IT systems are up to scratch. Prof Sir Martin Landray: clinical IT functions are slow and ‘devastatingly user unfriendly’ ~health healthcare Article 677 words 20 votes
‘Goldmine’ collection of wheat from 100 years ago may help feed the world, scientists say ~food history Article 968 words 25 votes
Many prehistoric handprints show a finger missing. Canadian scientists say evidence shows digits may have been ritually removed to appease deities or aid social cohesion. ~humanities.history Article 776 words 26 votes
Block on GM rice ‘has cost millions of lives and led to child blindness’ ~food Article 779 words 10 votes
Climate change has caused a catastrophic drop in the numbers of terns, kittiwakes and puffins ~enviro climate change Article 1474 words, published Jun 3 2018 7 votes