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Technology

Killer kettles show security an afterthought for connected homes

The internet of things is coming thick and fast but so are the warnings that security of devices is poor. The lack of action is alarming, says Paul Marks

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Military personnel in protective clothing removes vehicles from a car park in Salisbury, Britain, 11 March 2017

Humans

The Novichok spy attack was brazen – it needs a tough response

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Humans

Hawking's global warnings divided opinion but the world listened

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Stephen Hawking

Physics

A brief history of Stephen Hawking: A legacy of paradox

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Life

How to keep foreign pests away from the UK’s natural treasures

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A baby being kissed on either cheek by two women

Health

Allow lesbians to use 'three-parent' baby IVF to have children

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Artwork showing different ways of visualising the brain

Health

Nice prize for Alzheimer's work, shame about the lack of a cure

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A dog wearing an electric shock collar

Life

Shock collars are a bad way to train dogs so let's ban them

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Health

Rich-poor divide in past flu pandemics must guide strategy today

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A supermarket shelf stocked with different cans and jars

Health

Don't hate all processed foods - they make modern life possible

There's a danger that if society condemns all processed food as bad then research into its many potential benefits will be hampered, warns Nicola Temple

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Physics

Why 2018 is looking like it will be the year of the black hole

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Earth

When it comes to climate change, a tantrum is just what we need

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Earth

Rock dusting on farms could cool the climate, so let's try it

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Technology

Technology firms must develop new ways to jam Russia's fake news

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