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The names we give wildfires can obscure our role in them.
To afford milk parents described restricting their own food or heating, getting into debt and returning from maternity leave very early.
An oil spill has reached Qeshm Island’s mangrove forests, with a possibly devastating environmental impact.
A new survey of UK adults finds most of us track our health at home, but not everyone is equally likely to benefit.
How my understanding of the night sky was transformed by observing stars with a hi-tech telescope.
Climate change leading to extreme weather events is making life uncomfortable for many UK workers. A new survey reveals the depth of the problem.
Translation of Ukraine’s literature serves as a means of cultural resistance by preserving and promoting knowledge of Ukraine.
A hosepipe ban succeeds where abstract messaging often fails, because it turns a distant risk into a visible, felt experience.
Georgian artists depicted the scenes they witnessed with creative license, that influenced Great Britain’s self-image as an imperial power.
New PM Andy Burnham cut business rates for pubs and clubs, which was a good start. However, much needs to be done to help businesses operating at...
Ukraine is unable to prevent Russia’s long-range missiles from hitting its cities and civilian population.
Digestion produces heat, drinks can affect hunger and children’s intake naturally varies. Here’s what parents need to know.
From referred pain to migraine, here’s what research reveals about the sudden headache that can follow an enthusiastic bite of ice cream.
A new study of European vipers challenges the idea that snakes use venom to inflict pain on predators.
Combined A-level entries in French, German and Spanish rose slightly in absolute terms in England, Northern Ireland and Wales.
Results season can bring pressure to have a career plan. Here’s how to explore your options without having all the answers now.
As summers get hotter and drier, it’s time to rethink what parks and gardens should look like.
Ukraine’s government says its system of rewarding points to troops for successful strikes is ‘delivering results’.
Journalists have been decrying the decline in reading for over 100 years and yet it persists.
Struggling to get children to drink enough in hot weather? Water-rich foods can help top up their fluid intake alongside regular drinks.
Due to its location at the foothills of the Theban mountain, the monuments in this necropolis are extremely vulnerable to flash flooding.
Generating hope as he tours the country this summer could be pay off for the prime minister come election time.
New research measures the effectiveness of peat restoration on wildfire risk.
Luckily, there are many things you can do to help your brain cope.
From AI models to synthetic DNA screening and outbreak surveillance, there are several points where emerging biological risks could be reduced.
Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, first proposed the annexation of the Gaza Strip in 1949.
David Cronenberg’s The Fly remains a grotesque yet deeply moving tale of transformation, technology and what it means to lose your humanity.
Humans aren’t the only ones to preempt conflict.
A painted panel deep in a Spanish cave may push the human relationship with mind-altering plants back thousands of years, earlier than anything...
Eclipse glasses, a colander or two pieces of card can all help you watch the 12 August eclipse safely. Ordinary sunglasses cannot.
Very high temperatures during and after a disaster needs to be factored into emergency planning.
The amount of land occupied by a farming system does not necessarily reflect its importance to our food supply.
Robert Scott and Ernest Shackleton were comrades on their first Antarctic adventure but the expedition would sow the seeds of future rivalry.
E-scooters look harmless, but trauma data suggests head injuries are common.
AI helped design a working virus that kills bacteria. Researchers explain what it could mean for the fight against antibiotic resistance.
New research shows experiences of adversity are linked with stronger perceptions of injustice – and a greater tendency to believe in conspiracy...
Wales is pushing for a greater say over broadcasting as the UK’s constitutional balance continues to shift.
Researchers used AI to design working bacteriophages for the first time, raising questions about antibiotic resistance and biosecurity.
Dubbed an ‘Islamic Nato’. the pact reflects disillusionment among some of America’s allies.
The game’s tenth anniversary highlights how player communities and shifting ownership are shaping its next chapter.
Scotland avoided the popular riots that shook other nations.
Heat exhaustion and heatstroke can both happen when the body overheats, but they are not the same. Here’s how to spot the difference and what to do.
Discussions in the media about the generational divide in politics only capture part of what is happening.
Rest matters, but it cannot indefinitely compensate for working conditions that repeatedly deplete staff.
AI-generated attractiveness scores raise concerns about body image, privacy, child safety and coercive control.
Ukrainian drones have hit 20 Wildberries warehouses, making the economic costs of war harder for ordinary Russians to ignore.
A solar eclipse’s appearance is wrapped up in the geometry of the bodies involved.
Parenthood eats everyone’s hours, but it takes different bites depending on the size of your bank account.
The morning-after pill is now easier to get than ever. But how does the new NHS pharmacy service work?
It seems hopeful at least that the new prime minister does not have to be persuaded of the value of the arts and culture.