The race to stop England running out of water
Esme Stallard, Climate and Science senior journalist and Miho Tanaka, Climate and Science senior journalist One evening in early August,…
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‘Our parents were crossing the border an hour before the flood hit’
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NASA’s new telescope will transform our view of the universe. This is the story of its namesake
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch this weekend aboard a SpaceX rocket…
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Videos capture humpback whales stopping to snack as they migrate along Australia’s coast
The southern humpback whale migration is in full swing. Tens of thousands of whales are now…
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Beyond music: Dolly Parton’s lifesaving gift to science | DW News
Dolly Parton’s music touched millions. But one of her most significant contributions came far from the…
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Putting mice into hibernation causes a major loss of synapses
The most important thing about QIH, though, is that it can be switched on and off…
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How this 1960s ex-council house is managing to stay cool without air con
BBC/Kevin Church Miho Tanaka Senior climate and science journalist 22 August 2026, 00:56 BST After five…
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Want to muck around with a real quantum computer? Now you can
Quantum computers are expected to transform many facets of science and industry over the next decade…
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Moderna’s mRNA “Cancer Vaccine” Doesn’t Cure Cancer
Moderna and Merck announce “positive topline results” for a personalized mRNA cancer vaccine against melanoma —…
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Why nonalcoholic wine is so expensive
The nonalcoholic beverage industry is booming, with sales growing 20% every year since 2022. But even…
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China is launching a Moon mission to find water ice. It’s unlike anything NASA has done
How do you explore a place where the Sun never shines? China’s space programme will soon…
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Benchmaxxing: When the Benchmark Becomes the Target
Public benchmarks in AI provide important signals and allow for regression testing, directional validation of model…
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How to be irresistible on dating apps
Is your dating app profile as good as it could be? Researchers were able to zero…
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The use of AI in biotechnology is changing faster than the rules governing either technology
The recent announcement of novel, viable viruses created by artificial intelligence (AI) was celebrated as a…
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Why is pseudoscience so convincing?
Pseudoscience often focuses on ideas that are easy to pay attention to: aliens building the pyramids,…
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Wildfire smoke now bigger prenatal threat than human sources of air pollution
The research doesn’t look at how much time the mother was spending outside, if she wore…
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Australia needs more people who think like scientists. Here’s what that means
How we think and feel about science develops from an early age – and we never…
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Thousands gather in London to watch rare partial solar eclipse
Thousands of people gathered at London’s Primrose Hill to watch a rare partial solar eclipse.About 90…
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UK to get best eclipse since 1999 as Moon blocks out Sun across Europe
AFP via Getty Images Esme Stallard, Senior climate and science reporter, Rebecca Morelle , Science editor and Pallab Ghosh, Science correspondent 4…
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Trump’s quest to ‘conquer’ Greenland closer to reality — thanks to Dr. Phil
President Donald Trump has long craved Greenland, a large island in the North Atlantic controlled by…
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Perseid meteor shower reaches peak: When and where to catch a glimpse
Getty Images Maddie Molloy, Climate & Science reporter and Matt Taylor, Lead Weather Presenter 1 hour ago The best annual…
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What does life after AI look like? Cory Doctorow’s guide is an outdated map, lacking answers
This year, the same group came out with a plan: AI 2040. A “centaur” is a…
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Dolphins learn how to use tools to hunt for fish from their mothers
From spears and the invention of the wheel to smartphones and robots, human societies have been…
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Why do we assume weird space objects are aliens?
Scientists have only recently started detecting objects that entered our solar system from other planetary systems….
