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With the UK bracing for its third heatwave of the summer, 2025 is on course to be a record-breaking year for temperature. As people retreat into…

For years, scientists have been looking for signs of liquid water just beneath the surface of Mars. The problem, though, is that the observations from various…

My father, Arthur Callaghan, who has died aged 93, was a biology lecturer at Staffordshire University and passionately committed to “blue sky” research: scientific endeavour for…

Many people fear that if fully sentient machine intelligence ever comes to exist, it will take over the world. The real threat, though, is the risk…

If your cat’s sulking, your dog’s whining or your rabbit’s doing that strange thing with its paws again, you will recognise that familiar pang of guilt…

Marjorie Taylor Greene Plans Probe into GeoengineeringRepublican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia has said she will hold a hearing on geoengineering as conspiracy theories have…

As the International Space Station passes over India this weekend, many of those looking up to catch a glimpse as it goes by will be excited…

Trump Names Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as Interim NASA ChiefThe selection of Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy to temporarily lead NASA adds to the deep political…

Donald Trump has appointed his transportation secretary, Sean Duffy, as interim administrator of Nasa, six weeks after withdrawing the nomination of the Elon Musk ally and…

Attacks on Higher Education Are Attacks on All AmericansIf Americans don’t fight back against efforts to dismantle higher education, the U.S. will lose lifesaving medical research,…