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An undersea cable promises to improve Britain’s relationship with Europe, and a poet’s attempt at ornithology is debunked, in Nature’s weekly step back in time.
Online safety is crucial, but so are privacy and decentralization. Computer scientists who set the Internet’s technical standards should be included in governance talks.
Can cycles of dieting increase your risk of heart attack? In mice, an alternating high-fat and low-fat diet promotes plaque build-up in arteries by modulating the body’s innate immune responses.