How DNA analysis has rewritten history of Pompeii victims

New DNA analysis of the moulded remains of victims in the 79 AD Pompeii disaster after Mount Vesuvius erupted - undertaken by Germany’s Max Planck Institute and Italy’s Universita di Firenze - has revealed new details about their sex, age and ancestry. Online harm: could Australia-style social media ban to protect under-16s ban work here? Tech & Science Daily speaks with Clare Fernyhough, co-founder of Smartphone Free Childhood. 

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• Plans for sewers to heat London buildings
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