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Roughly 500,000 Americans suffer nerve injuries that require treatment each year, whether from an errant attempt to hack out an avocado pit or an unfortunate woodworking accident. Many will never get full feeling back in their fingers. But a startup has developed a thick and sticky liquid that could change that, and it’s begun deploying it with surgeons in the US.French firm Tissium is working to replace and supplement medical stitches with a liquid that attaches to tissue when exposed to light. A biopolymer made of fatty acid and glycerol—both of which naturally occur in the body—the liquid acts like…

Andy Burnham has moved a step closer to becoming prime minister after Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the prime minister, said he would not stand in a Labour leadership contest.Jones, who had been mooted as a candidate who could put Burnham’s ideas to a test in a race, told Sky News that he had a “reassuring conversation” with the newly elected MP for Makerfield about his economic policy plans.He told Sky’s Beth Rigby that he was confident Burnham understood the fiscal rules, which Burnham has already committed to abiding by should be come to power.The move makes Burnham’s coronation…

There is “significantly more” ancient woodland in Hertfordshire than previously recorded, new information confirmed.The Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust (HMWT) said advancements in digital mapping and identification showed 50% more documented sites than originally compiled in an inventory of ancient woodland between 1981 and 1992.It said the data submitted to Natural England would help to protect against future development and to improve management of sites for forestry and leisure.The trust’s records centre manager, Alex Waechter, said: “We have a chance to combat the losses and fragmentation of the past two centuries through the creation of new linking habitats and wildlife…

AJ Dybantsa was the No 1 pick in the 2026 NBA draft on Tuesday night.The Washington Wizards selected Dybantsa over Kansas guard Darryn Peterson and Duke forward Cameron Boozer, who followed at No 2 and No 3 respectively for Utah Jazz and Memphis Grizzlies. Dybantsa is a forward who led the nation in scoring in his one season at Brigham Young University. He averaged 25.5 points, highlighted by a 43-point effort that broke BYU’s freshman scoring record, and was the first of a record-tying eight straight college freshman taken to begin the draft.At 6ft 9in and 217lbs Dybantsa, who grew…

Camille Farrah Lenain’s tender photo book Made of Smokeless Fire was inspired by grief for her gay uncle Farid. ‘He left without answering the questions I had for him,’ she says Continue reading…

The fluorescent green gaiters seemed a ridiculous suggestion, but prove a godsend as we plod across the sand. “I bet you’re glad I told you to get a pair of these bad boys now, aren’t you?” my friend Luke jokes. We’re marching across a wide, crescent-shaped, honeyed beach. The sun is high in the sky and slivers of light flicker through a thick sea fog, as 6ft waves crash and fizz, their white foam licking the towering limestone cliffs.I’m in Portugal, in the west Algarve, with two friends, hiking part of the Rota Vicentina, or Fishermen’s Trail, a 140-mile (226km)…

Opening summaryEurope is braced for another day of an unprecedented heatwave that has smashed records in many countries.Italy’s health ministry has declared a red heatwave alert in 16 cities for Wednesday, including Milan and Rome, and in the UK, temperatures are expected to reach 40C in some areas.The extreme weather is being driven by atmospheric and circulation patterns that keep hot air trapped in place for days, causing the mercury to slowly rise, with these factors exacerbated by global heating, experts say.People swim at Canal Saint-Martin to cool off on Tuesday. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty ImagesThe UK is braced for record-breaking temperatures,…

China has detained two Japanese citizens on suspicion of smuggling banned products, the Japanese government said on Wednesday, adding to rising tensions between the two countries.The Japanese nationals were detained in May in the northeastern Chinese city of Dalian, according to a statement by Japan’s government. Chinese officials have indicated that they are being held on “on suspicion of violating the law and smuggling goods that are prohibited from being imported or exported,” Minoru Kihara, a top Japanese cabinet official, said at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.He added that Japan is working to “respond appropriately from the perspective…

Images of mobile devices at the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) Museum of Innovation in Hsinchu, on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. I-Hwa Cheng | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAsia’s technology stocks mostly rebounded on Wednesday amid choppy trading following a global selloff in the previous session.Shares of South Korean chip heavyweights Samsung Electronics rose more than 9%, while SK Hynix added 2.7%. Both stocks plunged over 12% in the previous session.Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix are major constituents of the benchmark Kospi Index, which was up more than 3%.Other South Korean technology names were mixed, with Samsung SDI up more than…

The White House is drastically shortening the deadline for government agencies and organizations to adopt new quantum-resistant encryption systems that will withstand attacks that use quantum computers, as the federal government seeks to protect decades’ worth of secrets belonging to militaries, banks, governments, and most individuals on Earth. The executive order, titled Securing the Nation against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks, requires computing systems for “high-value assets” and “high-impact systems” to transition to post-quantum cryptographic key establishment schemes by December 31, 2030, and to quantum-safe digital signature schemes by December 31, 2031. Heading off a significant threat The new deadline, which for…