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Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer

Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figureThe climate crisis is on track to destroy capitalism, a

Weatherwatch: Mixed woodlands can help temper weather extremes, study shows

Species-rich plot can produce cooling effect 4C greater than single-species plotWoodland with lots of different kinds of trees can do a good job of buffering heatwaves and extreme cold. Now

Country diary: They look like tiny green toenails. So why the name ‘maidenhair’ spleenwort? Sara Hudston

Bridport, Dorset: The common fern’s name was inspired by another phase of its life cycle, when fronds die off and spindly threads of stem remain in luxuriant, wiry tuftsThe modest

Big, biodiverse and beautiful: can Romania’s centuries-old giant haystacks survive modern farming?

Traditional methods benefit hundreds of species but as new agricultural techniques take over, the distinctive haystacks mark a vanishing way of lifeGolden haystacks shaped like teardrops have been a symbol

‘Parasites should get more fame’: the nominees for world’s finest invertebrate – podcast

Invertebrates don’t get the attention lavished on cute pets or apex predators, but these unsung heroes are some of the most impressive and resilient creatures on the planet. So when

I put the Married at First Sight ‘experiment’ to the test. The results are stark | Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz

I’ve become addicted to the show. But as a scientist I wonder: how many couples actually stay together?It has finally happened. After a decade of avoiding the show, my wife

Doctors urge government to fight poverty after rise in patients with Victorian diseases

Survey finds vast majority of doctors are concerned at impact of health inequalities on their patientsDoctors have reported a rise in the number of patients with Victorian diseases such as

Floodwaters Surge Through the Australian Outback

Abundant rain in Queensland overfilled rivers, flooded towns, and submerged livestock grazing lands. Read More... ​Read More

Do adults need a measles booster? An epidemiologist explains who is immune

With cases of measles on the rise, a medical epidemiologist explains who should consider getting a booster and whether you might need to check your antibody levels. ​Read More

Training AI Using ‘Pirated’ Content Can Be Fair Use, Law Professors Argue

In the race to build the most capable LLMs, several tech companies have sourced copyrighted content for use as training data, without obtaining permission from content owners. Many of those

NIH sued over ‘ideological purge’ of DEI, Covid and vaccine research

Agency canceled about $17bn in grants in move that went beyond Trump’s orders targeting diversity, suit allegesUS politics live – latest updatesA group of public health experts and major labor

Pluralistic: What’s wrong with tariffs (02 Apr 2025)

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