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Bold action needed to fix NHS clinical placement crisis

A fundamental rethink of how the NHS trains its future workforce is urgently needed, according to a new paper from the Higher Education Policy Institute, “Rethinking Placement: Increasing Clinical Placement Efficacy for a Sustainable NHS Future” (HEPI Report 194).

A 400-million-year-old plant creates water so weird it looks alien

Researchers discovered that living horsetails act like natural distillation towers, producing bizarre oxygen isotope signatures more extreme than anything previously recorded on Earth—sometimes resembling meteorite water. By tracing these isotopic shifts from the plant base to its tip, scientists unlocked…

To tackle e-waste, teach kids to be responsible consumers

The world is undergoing rapid electronification and digital transformation, reshaping how we live. Many of us have numerous electronic devices around us at all times, from smartphones and watches to our home appliances and cars.

A fierce crocodile ancestor that hunted before dinosaurs has been found

Scientists have identified a new crocodile precursor that looked deceptively dinosaur-like and hunted with speed and precision. Named Tainrakuasuchus bellator, the armored “warrior” lived 240 million years ago and occupied a powerful niche in the Triassic food chain. Its fossils…