Environment
Controversial UK oil field reveals climate impact if approved
The UK's largest undeveloped oil field has revealed the full scale of its environmental impact, should it gain approval by the government.Developers of the Rosebank oil field said nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming gas would be released...
Science
We all have a (very tiny) glow of light, no movie magic needed
Many science fiction and fantasy stories are enveloped in a warm glow, and it’s not just because of nostalgia. Some characters literally glow — from ET’s fingertip to the demon markings in this year’s hit movie K-Pop Demon Hunters.This...
Environment
Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050
The UK should be prepared to cope with weather extremes as a result of at least 2C of global warming by 2050, independent climate advisers have said.The country was "not yet adapted" to worsening weather extremes already occurring at...
Life
Ex-footballer Colin Flatt ‘stripped of his health, dignity, and life by NHS’
Nikki FoxEast of England health correspondent andMatt PreceyBBC East InvestigationsFamily photoMr Flatt's partner Melanie Leahy said he had been "stripped of his dignity"."I watched a strong, capable man walk into hospital seeking help and, within just 19 weeks, he...
Science
The viral Chicago ‘Rat Hole’ almost certainly wasn’t made by a rat
Chicago’s viral ‘Rat Hole’ is less rat splat, more squirrel squish.Researchers determined it was probably a squirrel that left a rodent-shaped impression in the concrete of the Windy City. Their new study, published October 15 in Biology Letters, borrowed...
Life
Microsoft’s October ‘Patch Tuesday’ Update Fixes Over 170 Flaws
Dd you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at...
Life
Paralysed man can feel objects through another person’s hand
A man with paralysis has been able to move and sense another person’s hand as if it were his...
Environment
Typhoon leaves flooded Alaska villages facing a storm recovery far tougher than most Americans will ever experience
Remnants of a powerful typhoon swept into Western Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on Oct. 12, 2025, producing a storm surge that flooded villages as far as 60 miles up the river. The water pushed homes off...
Life
Helping scientists run complex data analyses without writing code
As costs for diagnostic and sequencing technologies have plummeted in recent years, researchers have collected an unprecedented...
Environment
Industrial facilities owned by profitable companies release more of their toxic waste into the environment
How much pollution a facility engaged in production or resource extraction emits isn’t just based on its location, its industry or the type of work it does. That’s what our team of environmental and financial...
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US aircraft carrier group arrives near Latin America
A US naval strike force centred around the world's largest warship, the USS Gerald R Ford, has arrived in...