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The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as astronomers thought

Chemistry in the first 50 million to 100 million years after the Big Bang may have been more active than we expected.

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Earth-size stars and alien oceans – an astronomer explains the case for life around white dwarfs

Could an ocean – likely needed to sustain life – even survive on a planet orbiting close to a dead star?

Space

Plans to ‘maximise extraction’ of North Sea oil and gas would soon run into geological limits

“We are going to get all our oil and gas out of the North Sea”, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said recently. Her promise to “maximise extraction” sets up a clash between political ambitions, economic reality and geological limits.

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Xi Jinping showcases his dream of a China-led ‘new world order’

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When record heat feels strangely normal

Summer 2025 was the UK’s hottest on record, the Met Office announced this week. The news somehow felt both inevitable and surprising. There may have been four separate heatwaves, but for many this summer felt pretty normal.

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Mónica’s story: the woman shipped from Ghana to Portugal in 1556 to stand trial for using traditional medicine

Standing before the Inquisition in Lisbon, Portugal in 1556, Mónica Fernandes, a woman from the coast of modern-day Ghana, was accused of casting malevolent spells and making pacts with demons. Her crime? Seeking a traditional Akan remedy for a simple cat bite.

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Australian writers shocked and ‘disgusted’ by closure of 85-year-old literary journal Meanjin

After 85 years of continuous publication, Meanjin, Australia’s second-oldest literary journal, is closing. Editor Esther Anatolitis and deputy editor Eli McLean have been made redundant and the final issue will appear in December. Melbourne University Publishing (MUP), which has housed the magazine since 2007, has cited “purely financial grounds” for…

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Water recycling is paramount for space stations and long-duration missions − an environmental engineer explains how the ISS does it

Today, NASA recovers over 90% of the water used in space.

Space

NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030 – choosing where is tricky

NASA plans to prioritize the fission reactor as power necessary to extract and refine lunar resources.

Space

Inside the search for sustainable aviation fuels, which are on the federal chopping block

The Trump administration's "One Big, Beautiful Bill" slashes federal funding for efforts to create renewable or sustainable types of fuel for aircraft.

Space

56 million years ago, Earth underwent rapid global warming. Here’s what it did to pollinators

Can we turn to the past to learn more about how interactions between plants and pollinators changed during climate change?

Space

How Sweden’s ‘secondhand only’ shopping mall is changing retail

As a fashion sustainability researcher, finding the ReTuna shopping mall in Eskilstuna was a delightful surprise. Stepping into this Swedish shopping centre felt refreshingly different – it is the first in the world to sell only secondhand and repurposed items.

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Israel’s double-tap strike on Nasser Hospital likely broke rules of war

There are very limited circumstances in which a hospital or its medical staff could ever be a lawful target

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Israel’s ‘double-tap’ hospital strike probably breached rules of war

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Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing global risk as mountain glaciers melt

The glacial flood risks that Juneau is now experiencing each summer are becoming a growing problem in communities around the world.

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Air conditioning isn’t the only answer

I recently returned from visiting family in America and was struck by how hot I felt back home in London, despite the temperatures being lower. Partly, this was down to humidity: London is sticky in summer, while Utah, where my uncle lives, is very dry.

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Why the magic mushroom anti-ageing claims are overblown

How can we live longer? The eternal question, and one that scientists have long been trying to answer.

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How to harness the ocean for prosperity: funding African innovations can unlock the blue economy

Africa has an enormous ocean area at its disposal. There are almost 20 million square kilometres of ocean, seas and inland water that could be developed into environmentally sustainable blue economies. The G20 group of 19 of the world’s largest economies and the African Union also view the blue economy…

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‘Phubbing’: why ignoring your partner for your phone infuriates certain people – and causes them to retaliate

Picture this: you’re out for dinner with your partner. The food arrives, the conversation flows – and then their phone buzzes. They glance down, smile faintly and start typing. You sit there, fork in hand, suddenly invisible.

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What makes Lake Iro in Chad so special? It’s not just a viral sunglint photo

Lake Iro in Chad was in the news in early August 2025 after a picture taken by a NASA astronaut was published showing it looking like a large, circular silver mirror as sunlight reflected off its surface and into space. The phenomenon is known as a sunglint and can happen…

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Winners and losers in a hotter ocean

The ocean is heating up – in some places, faster than scientists once thought possible. For the fish, crustaceans and plankton that underpin life in the sea, this means habitats will shift, food supplies will change, and predators may suddenly find their prey has vanished. This isn’t a simple story…

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The World Court just ruled countries can be held liable for climate change damage – what does that mean for the US?

The opinion opens a door for future claims by countries seeking reparations for climate-related harm.

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Climate models reveal how human activity may be locking the American Southwest into permanent drought

A new wave of climate research is sounding a stark warning: Human activity may be driving drought more intensely — and more directly — than previously understood.

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A Detroit street is named in honor of Vincent Chin – his death mobilized Asian American activists nationwide

The legacy of Vincent Chin has recently been commemorated in a street sign bearing his name on the corner of Cass Avenue and Peterboro Street in Detroit’s historic Chinatown.

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Israel opens new front in Gaza war

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