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Editor's note
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In Sweden, thousands of people have inserted microchips into their bodies. To understand why, Moa Petersén explores the country's unique biohacking scene and the country’s deep relationship with all things digital.
Players have been coming under attack from swarms of flies during the World Cup. Mike Jefferies tries to identify the gnats and midges involved and shares his love of these much-maligned insects.
Theresa May recently announced an extra £20.5 billion for NHS England, payable over the next five years. This “birthday present”, as May called it, may sound like a significant budget boost, but Maria Goddard argues that it’s barely enough to maintain the service at its current level – which is not spectacularly high.
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Asher Kessler
Assistant Science + Technology Editor
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Top stories
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Chips with everything.
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Moa Petersén, Lund University
Sweden's deep relationship with digital technology helps explain why its biohacking scene is so unique.
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Harry Kane celebrating after scoring the winning goal against Tunisia in Volgograd, Russia.
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Mike Jeffries, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Footballers came under attack from a swarm of flies on the Volgograd pitch. But there's more to midges and gnats than meets the eye.
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Theresa May announced a funding boost for the NHS as a 70th “birthday present”.
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Maria Goddard, University of York
NHS England has been given a 'birthday gift' – a gift that's hard to get excited about.
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Politics + Society
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Henry Giroux, McMaster University
Donald Trump's policy to separate children from their migrant parents lays bare his fascism. The time has come for Americans to resist this act of domestic terrorism.
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Rosa Freedman, University of Reading
While not exactly surprising coming from the Trump administration, backing out of a major UN body is bound to have serious consequences.
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Madeleine Sumption, University of Oxford
New analysis from the Migration Observatory suggests skilled visa could still be refused in the future despite recent moves to exempt doctors and nurses from the cap.
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Alex Stevens, University of Kent
The Home Office has announced a review of the law around medical cannabis in Britain – so what does the law say?
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Stephen Clear, Bangor University
First Minister Carwyn Jones is due to face intense scrutiny as an investigation into the dismissal of former AM Carl Sargeant begins.
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James Johnson, University of Leicester
Disruptive technology is fundamentally reshaping global security, and potentially laying the ground for a US-China conflict.
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Science + Technology
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Kris Sales, University of East Anglia
Up to half of insect sex can involve two males but our study suggests it's probably less design and more a case of mistaken identity.
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Alice M Gregory, Goldsmiths, University of London
Sleep paralysis and exploding head syndrome can help explain things that go bump in the night.
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Business + Economy
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Martin Parker, University of Bristol; Ken Starkey, University of Nottingham
Ken Starkey defends the importance of business schools, while Martin Parker says 'bring in the bulldozers'.
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Health + Medicine
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Karen Galway, Queen's University Belfast; Sharon Mallon, The Open University
Female suicide rate in Northern Ireland is high, and ambivalence about legalising abortion is likely to make matters worse.
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Cities
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Hita Unnikrishnan, University of Sheffield; Harini Nagendra, Azim Premji University; Vanesa Castán Broto, University of Sheffield
Bangalore's forgotten water wells are being revived, to help the city overcome centuries-old supply issues.
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Environment + Energy
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Don Bredin, University College Dublin; Simon James Jeune Spencer
Our research on the oil cartel shows, that it really matters whether OPEC members 'failed to agree' or 'agreed to disagree'.
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Arts + Culture
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Chisato Danjo, York St John University
Being bilingual is not just about learning two languages, it's about absorbing meaning, negotiating and being flexible when it comes to language.
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Kirsty Fairclough, University of Salford
Teeming with references to African culture and experience, the couple's latest work places 'blackness'at the heart of the Western canon.
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Mustafa Sarkar, Nottingham Trent University
Sporting success depends on strong squad bonds.
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