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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Technology
Rochelle Travers and Rachelle Abbott

OPINION - Our galaxy’s central black hole ‘not as dormant as thought’: Tech & Science Daily podcast

A study has found that a supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way is ‘not as dormant as previously thought’.

Astronomers discovered that the monster black hole emerged from a long period of dormancy around 200 years ago.

Despite previous studies showing that these types of black holes in the middle of galaxies go inactive after consuming nearby matter.

A report has found that the NHS is performing ‘substantially less well’ than similar countries.

The King’s Fund study said the UK health system is lagging behind peers on crucial measures, including avoidable mortality.

Targeted screening to detect lung cancer sooner is being rolled out across the country.

Under the scheme, which is backed by a recommendation from the UK National Screening Committee, patients will have their risk of cancer assessed based on their smoking history and other factors.

And the rest

A mutant enzyme ‘helps prostate cancer to spread and become more aggressive’ and aerial laser scanning aids the uncovering of an ancient Mayan city deep in the remote jungle.

The Twitter hacker who took over high profile accounts in 2020 gets a prison sentence, and the teenager who died on Titan sub brought a Rubik's Cube to try and beat a world record.

Plus, the shopping trolleys that can ‘save lives’ and why more snakes could be on the loose.

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