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Editor's note
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A former Russian spy and his daughter are in a critical condition after being exposed to an unknown nerve agent. Simon Cotton tells the story of how these compounds were first discovered and used – and explains why they are so lethal.
Whenever a high school shooting or terrorist atrocity takes place, it is often blamed on “radicalisation”. But widespread use of the word is a surprisingly recent phenomenon, says Rob Faure Walker, and may well be doing more harm than good.
We all know exercise does us good, but new research reveals that it can also dramatically slow down the ageing process. It’s time to get on our bikes, says Janet M Lord.
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Miriam Frankel
Science Editor
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Top stories
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Investigators next to a police tent in Salisbury near to where Sergei Skripal was found critically ill.
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Simon Cotton, University of Birmingham
Nerve agents were discovered by accident in the 1930s.
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Rob Faure Walker, UCL
The word only appears 14 times in the UK's parliamentary record between 1803 and 2005. Now it is everywhere.
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Janet M. Lord, University of Birmingham
Doing exercise throughout your adult life can maintain your muscle mass, bone and immune system, and keep you healthy in old age.
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Politics + Society
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Michele Burman, University of Glasgow; Oona Brooks, University of Glasgow
Only 5% of rape complaints in the UK end in convictions – what a legacy for the #metoo generation.
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Jason Hart, University of Bath
Why are Iraqi applicants for asylum in the UK treated so much worse than Syrians?
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Mujge Kucukkeles, University of Kent
The Kurdistan Workers' Party is under mounting pressure.
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Tony Royle, The Open University
The audio version of a long read on the daring mathematicians who took to the skies to help make early air travel safer.
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Health + Medicine
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Alys Bethan Einion, Swansea University
New WHO guidelines warn that medicalisation of birth is creating a lack of choice for birthing women.
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Catherine Kelsey, University of Bradford
These female workers had their health destroyed by a horrific disease known as 'phossy jaw'. It caused their jaw bones to glow in the dark and rot away.
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Bibha Simkhada, Liverpool John Moores University; Edwin van Teijlingen, Bournemouth University
Pregnant women and new mothers who feel totally powerless are taking their own lives in increasing numbers in Nepal. More mental health training for local midwives is needed.
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Science + Technology
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Benjamin Sovacool, University of Sussex; Jessica Jewell, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)
Reforms to fossil fuel subsidies must be combined with effective anti-poverty policies.
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Business + Economy
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Tolu Olarewaju, Staffordshire University
Corruption has gotten so bad in Nigeria that animals are getting in on the act.
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