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The National Climate Assessment is broken – appointing Matthew Wielicki to lead it won’t help

In early July 2026, the Trump administration quietly tapped Matthew Wielicki to lead the U.S. Global Change Research Program. The move places a podcaster known for downplaying the threats of climate change – and importantly, someone who has not been meaningfully involved in research on climate change or its impacts…

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Do infrared saunas improve workout recovery? The evidence is still lukewarm

Infrared saunas are increasingly marketed as a post-exercise recovery tool that can reduce pain and fatigue, but the scientific evidence supporting these claims remains limited and conflicting.

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One in ten medicines worldwide could be fake or substandard – here’s how to protect yourself

Anyone who has bought medicine online may have wondered whether what arrived in the post was really what they’d paid for. They are not alone. A recent global survey found that around 60% of people fear their medicines could be fake – and the unsettling truth is that they have…

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Storms that built a graveyard: ancient monsoons created a spectacular dinosaur fossil site

Around 80 million years ago, a stretch of tropical coastline in what is now north-eastern Italy was lashed by monsoon rains and tropical cyclones. Those storms swept dinosaur carcasses, crocodiles, plants and river mud onto a tidal flat, where the tides and a film of microbes sealed everything away with…

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What the sudden demise of the UK’s department of science means for the future of research

The obituaries were being written before the body was cold. Within hours of Prime Minister Andy Burnham confirming that Whitehall’s responsibilities for science and technology would be absorbed into a new Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (DBIST), Sir Paul Nurse, president of the Royal Society, was on Radio…

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Why Odysseus couldn’t just say: ‘I’m home’

Warning: this article contains spoilers for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey.

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Burnham and Trump – what the new prime minister should remember about UK-US ties

The hard work of government has begun for Andy Burnham. The new prime minister will be forced to confront a multitude of thorny issues, among which is the question of the UK’s partnership with the US. So what will the so-called “special relationship” look like in the Burnham-Trump era, and…

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It’s not just business: why emotions are central to workplace management

“It’s not personal, it’s strictly business.” This line, which echoes throughout Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 gangster film The Godfather, epitomises the classic view of management: doing business is, above all, about making money, even if it means sacrificing all of the personal, social aspects of work.

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People in the UK favour harsher punishment than Norwegians – belief in free will may help explain why

Ongoing problems in the criminal justice system in England and Wales, from overcrowding in prisons to court backlogs, have raised fundamental questions about how and why we punish people.

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How ‘super’ enzymes can transform recycling

From microplastics clogging up our oceans to landfills leaching out dangerous chemicals, plastic waste is a serious and growing problem for human health and the environment. We need to recycle more, and crucially, recycle better.

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Andy Burnham says he’ll end rough sleeping – here’s what’s needed to make it happen

On his first day as prime minister, Andy Burnham promised to end rough sleeping, and pledged an additional £340 million to the cause. A positive aim for society, to be sure, but what he didn’t mention is that we’ve nearly solved this before. The question isn’t whether ending rough sleeping…

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View from The Hill: Labor’s Andrew Charlton surfs the AI wave

If his impressive academic record is any measure, Andrew Charlton might lay claim to one of the highest IQs in the parliamentary Labor party. Now, with his central role in the government’s AI policy, he’s grappling with issues thrown up by a very different sort of intelligence.

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Chancellor John Healey faces serious challenges in funding Burnham’s grand aspirations

The UK’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, laid out a radical agenda in his short speech upon taking office. He called for a long-term strategy to reverse 40 years of Thatcherism, and the privatisation and centralisation that resulted. Wisely, he put a ten-year horizon on these objectives and it is…

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Great apes were using touch to reassure and keep the peace six million years before humans evolved – new research

During an eight-month-long research trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia, we studied consolation: the way bonobos and chimpanzees comfort each other after conflicts and distress. But early on, we kept noticing something that didn’t quite fit.

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NAPLAN results are coming home. Here’s what parents should keep in mind

Families of students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 are currently receiving their child’s 2026 NAPLAN results. The reports provide information about how students performed in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation, and numeracy tests held in March this year.

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‘hello there the jacobian conjecture is false thanx’: why a tiny social media post has mathematicians rethinking AI

As millions of people were coming down from the excitement of the FIFA World Cup Final at the start of this week, a different kind of excitement was building within the mathematical community.

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Microscopic plant remains reveal 25,000 years of GunaiKurnai rituals deep in a Victorian cave

Deeply etched into a cliff face in GunaiKurnai Country, near the township of Buchan in East Gippsland in rural Victoria, is a large limestone cave that hosts an extraordinary story.

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Media scrutiny can take many forms. Pauline Hanson’s past few weeks have shown how quickly it can backfire

Media scrutiny can take surprising forms, as One Nation and Pauline Hanson are now finding out.

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Three things Australia must do to end the tobacco wars

Last week, new data were released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) suggesting daily smoking prevalence has dropped to a record low of 5.6% in 2025 – down from 8.3% in 2022-23.

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Domestiques, sprinters and climbers: who’s who in the Tour de France peloton (and why it matters)

The Tour de France is one of the most physically demanding sporting contests in the world.

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Testosterone testing the military: how the manosphere shaped US government policy

The United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has ordered all active duty and reserve personnel aged 30 and over be screened for testosterone deficiency as part of their periodic health assessment. Those younger than 30 can opt in.

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Australia just outlined more ‘AI safety’ priorities, but is the plan actually coherent?

This week, a group of ministers issued a joint media release outlining a a series of artificial intelligence (AI) “safety priorities” for the Australian government. These include:

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New Zealand is cracking down on school attendance. Is it missing the bigger picture?

Each morning, thousands of parents across New Zealand make the same tricky judgement call: is their child well enough to go to school?

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‘Sanctuary people’ redefine what it means to protect immigrants in uncertain times

Hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the U.S. are living in uncertain times. On June 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration could proceed with a plan to end Temporary Protected Status – a federal program that allows people to stay in the United States when…

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Trump’s new tariffs give Ontario and Québec the perfect excuse to sell their unsold American booze

U.S. President Donald Trump has escalated his trade war with Canada, announcing 50 per cent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods, from wine and hockey sticks to cement and dairy products. The new rates will take effect in 30 days.

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