The Guardian
Researchers examined trends in 10 global cities, with Sydney's summer growing at two-and-a-half times the averageScientist Ted Scott could feel that summers in his home state of Minnesota were not what they used to be.With the climate crisis accelerating, Scott could feel and see the seasons chang...
Posted on 14 April 2026 | 7:11 am
The Guardian
A skull fragment found in a tray of unsorted fossils collected more than a century ago leads to discoveryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA prehistoric fossil, hiding in plain sight in museum storage for more than a cent...
Posted on 14 April 2026 | 5:30 am
BBC
Experts say landowners need to be on board before any golden eagle-release in northern England.
Posted on 14 April 2026 | 5:05 am
The Guardian
Alongside the oil and gas stranded in the strait of Hormuz is another commodity vital to today's economy: helium. It is a critical element in all kinds of areas from MRI machines to the Large Hadron Collider, and even deep-sea diving. It is also integral to the AI boom. And this isn't the first ...
Posted on 14 April 2026 | 4:00 am
The Guardian
Amid growing evidence of fungi's key role in ecosystems and storing carbon, mycologists seek greater recognition of the need to preserve 'funga' as much as flora and faunaMadagascar has long been celebrated for its remarkable wildlife, with the vast majority of its species - from ring-tailed...
Posted on 14 April 2026 | 4:00 am
The Guardian
MASLD affects one in six people now and is projected to rise because of population growth, obesity and high blood sugarMetabolic liver disease will affect 1.8 billion people worldwide by 2050, driven by rising obesity and blood sugar levels, a study suggests.Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatoti...
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 10:30 pm
The Guardian
Trump has pushed unfounded claims of Tylenol use in pregnancy being tied to 'a very increased risk of autism'Taking acetaminophen - known in the US by the brand name Tylenol - during pregnancy has no effect on later autism diagnoses, according to a sweeping new study from Denmark published o...
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 8:42 pm
BBC
Cambridge University students want to be the first in Europe to send a rocket to the edge of space.
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 6:18 pm
The Guardian
Exclusive: Pre-chemotherapy tests previously did not look for gene variant that put some ethnicities at higher risk of serious side effectsThousands of cancer patients from minority ethnic backgrounds will have access to "groundbreaking" genetic testing on the NHS that previously discriminated a...
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 5:00 pm
BBC
Experts say the meteor, seen in the early hours of Monday, likely burned up over the North Sea.
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 3:59 pm
BBC
The blue tit is the most common bird spotted in Surrey, while the house sparrow is across the UK.
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 1:58 pm
BBC
Lex Adair noticed a bright light had crossed the night sky at about 00:30 BST.
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 1:50 pm
The Guardian
Participants reported enjoying the human connection regardless of whether they thought the topic was dullThe human aversion to dull experiences was nailed by the author Paulo Coelho when he declared: "I can stand defeats, pain, anger. But I can't stand boredom."But the natural desire to avoid ...
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 1:00 pm
BBC
Watch footage of a bright green fireball captured over Herne Bay in the early hours of Monday morning.
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 12:37 pm
The Guardian
We send the voice of the dead across space as an act of continuity and care, while on Earth we tally the bodies. Which do we choose to become?Four people are sleeping 19,000 miles from the moon when the voice of Apollo 13's commander arrives."Hello, Artemis II. This is Apollo astronaut Jim Lovel...
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 12:00 pm
The Guardian
Experts say natural kratom may offer benefits and blame synthetic derivatives for surge in poisonings noted by CDCA recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report shows that kratom poisonings have soared in the US, but experts say this is probably due to synthetic derivatives like 7-...
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 12:00 pm
BBC
Footage appears to capture a meteor from various angles across East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 11:45 am
The Guardian
PhenMap tool could spare thousands of patients from treatment that would be ineffective for themA new AI-driven way of identifying how patients with advanced bowel cancer will respond to a drug that was recently introduced by the NHS has been announced.Researchers at London's Institute of Cancer R...
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 9:00 am
BBC
Dorset Wildlife Trust wants to reintroduce up to 50 of the semi-aquatic mammals unenclosed.
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 5:16 am
BBC
The new project will see specially designed floating saltmarshes deployed in coastal waters.
Posted on 13 April 2026 | 5:14 am
The Guardian
Astronauts make first remarks at jubilant welcome home event in Houston after their record-breaking missionStill marveling over their moon mission, the Artemis II astronauts received a thunderous welcome home on Saturday from the hundreds of colleagues who took part in setting a record for deep spac...
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 6:11 pm
The Guardian
Researchers say 'magic mushrooms' can help with traumatic symptoms, but urge caution as states expand accessSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxAfter three combat deployments in Afghanistan, during which he suffered traumatic brain injuries from concussiv...
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 12:00 pm
BBC
Should the apocalypse arrive, Wales as we know it may depend on these two conservationists.
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 6:48 am
BBC
Should the apocalypse arrive, Wales as we know it may depend on these two conservationists.
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 6:48 am
The Guardian
Confined quarters, rising tensions and no escape: the astronauts were trained for it. I had a desk, a drawer and a long-running feud over a window that pushed me to my limitsFour people have joined the tiny percentage of humans who can say they have come back to Earth with a bump, literally. Welcome...
Posted on 12 April 2026 | 4:00 am
BBC
The birds could be reintroduced as early as next year following a £1m injection from the government.
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 11:19 pm
BBC
BBC Science Editor Rebecca Morelle reflects on how it felt to watch history being made.
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 11:17 pm
BBC
BBC Science Editor Rebecca Morelle reflects on how it felt to watch history being made.
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 11:17 pm
The Guardian
The physicist, BBC presenter and author on snowflakes, art v science and the time Paul McCartney quizzed him about one of Saturn's moonsWhat is the inspiration behind your latest live show, Emergence?It came from a book that I've loved for years: The Six-Cornered Snowflake by Johannes Kepler. Ke...
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 8:00 pm
The Guardian
Soon, thanks to the advance of robots, the only reason left to send humans to the moon will be as an ultra-expensive sportMartin Rees is the astronomer royal and a former president of the Royal Society; Donald Goldsmith is an astrophysicist and science communicatorThe 2020s has seen a revival of the...
Posted on 11 April 2026 | 9:00 am