Don’t fall for these videos claiming US government is hiding last living dodo
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Experts fear rise in diseases as layoffs halt health research: ‘Incredibly bizarre gaslighting’
Trump administration’s dismantling of institutions under guise of ‘efficiency’ will lead to a grim future for AmericansMass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) portend a future
Is our mindset blocking climate action?
Smoking once symbolized status. Then science and health campaigns changed minds. UN experts say the same deep shift in thinking is key to solving the climate crisis.
Trump’s tariffs: Why won’t countries buy US meat products?
Several countries don’t import US chicken rinsed in chlorine chicken or beef products containing growth hormones. The Trump administration has used the bans to justify higher trade tariffs. Is US
Tributes to ex-London scientist after body found dismembered in Colombia
Alessandro Coatti described by former colleagues at Royal Society of Biology as ‘passionate and dedicated’Tributes have been made to a “passionate and dedicated” scientist after parts of his dismembered body
Tech Giants Propose “Critical” Piracy Shield Regulation Amendments
More than a year after its official debut in February 2024, Italy’s controversial Piracy Shield blocking system is yet to deliver on the key predictions justifying its launch. Claims of
Planning bill ‘throws environmental protection to the wind’, say UK nature chiefs
Heads of 32 charities warn proposals could push species towards extinction and lead to irreversible habitat lossThe heads of 32 UK nature organisations have written to the government warning that
British space company to design fleet of satellites that may help map early universe
Blue Skies Space – commissioned by Italian Space Agency – hopes faint signals from dawn of universe could be detected from far side of moonA British space company is designing
Birdwatch: The wader with a muddy name whose numbers are in steep decline
Black-tailed godwits’ scientific name means ‘muddy muddy’, a moniker that doesn’t do justice to their eleganceWhen the tide is out on my Somerset coastal patch, there’s so much mud it
Pro-suicide forum subject of first Ofcom probe, BBC understands
BBC News found the forum, which has thousands of members, is linked to at least 50 deaths in the UK.
Country diary: Gorse or gold? Choose your riches | Mary Montague
The Sperrins, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland: These hills might have been spoiled by a mine, were it not for some dogged local campaigning. Instead, we are treated to a blaze
Mackerel stocks near breaking point because of overfishing, say experts
Northeast Atlantic mackerel populations depleted, and Good Fish Guide says shoppers should look for other optionsMackerel stocks are nearing a “breaking point”, experts have said as the fish is downgraded