Science

'Unprecedented' climate change facing UK - with extreme temperatures here to stay

Sky News

'Unprecedented' climate change facing UK - with extreme temperatures here to stay

The UK is experiencing a period of "historic and unprecedented change" to its climate, and extreme conditions that have caused recent heatwaves are here to stay, says a new report.

Sky News

Students facing pressure to be perfect report poorer well-being – study

Students facing pressure to be perfect report poorer well-being – study

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino university students who believe others expect them to be perfect are more vulnerable to poorer well-being and unhealthy ways of coping with stress, according to a new study led by researchers from the…

Buyer drops nearly $72m on one of world's most complete T-rex skeletons

Buyer drops nearly $72m on one of world's most complete T-rex skeletons

One of the largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons discovered makes history as the most valuable dinosaur fossil bought at auction.

The Punch

Lagos plants 13,401 trees in six months

Lagos State has planted 13,401 trees in the first half of 2026, aiming for 20,000 by year-end. Learn how Lagos tree planting combats climate change. Read More: https://punchng.com/lagos-plants-13401-trees-in-six-months/

The Punch

Toronto under air quality warning due to wildfire smoke after city swelters in extreme heat

CBC

Toronto under air quality warning due to wildfire smoke after city swelters in extreme heat

Environment Canada's poor air quality warning in Toronto due to wildfire smoke could stick around until the end of the week, said a meteorologist.

CBC

Forgotten immune organ in chest may predict how long you live

Times of India

Forgotten immune organ in chest may predict how long you live

New research suggests the thymus organ can predict a person's lifespan. Healthier thymuses correlate with significantly lower risks of death from any cause. This organ plays a vital role in producing and training crucial T cells for…

Times of India

After record heat, could the Atlantic make Britain's weather even more extreme?

BBC

After record heat, could the Atlantic make Britain's weather even more extreme?

As temperatures rise, scientists are investigating whether a changing Atlantic could bring more volatile weather to the UK

BBC

They waited six weeks for a sunrise that lasted just 24 minutes

They waited six weeks for a sunrise that lasted just 24 minutes

Researchers spending winter at Australia's southernmost Antarctic research station gathered to celebrate the return of the sun following weeks of darkness.

RNZ

Uni students look to turn beer waste into potentially billion-dollar material

Changing the way brewery waste is processed could substantially cut carbon emissions by preventing 13,700 tonnes of waste going to landfill each year.

RNZ

Justice for slain American marine biologist sought by scientists

Justice for slain American marine biologist sought by scientists

TAGBILARAN CITY, BOHOL, Philippines — Justice for American marine biologist Dr. Kent Carpenter, who was shot dead during a home invasion in Sibulan, Negros Oriental, on Sunday night, July 12, has been called by a Philippine organization of…

Experimental Alzheimer's drug targeting new brain protein shows promise

Experimental Alzheimer's drug targeting new brain protein shows promise

WASHINGTON — An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer’s disease in a markedly different way than today’s treatments — by lowering levels of a brain protein called tau, researchers reported Tuesday. Tau is one part of a toxic…

Straits Times