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Climate crisis probably weakened glacier that caused devastating Nepal-Tibet floods, first study finds | Climate science

Climate breakdown probably weakened the glacier that collapsed causing catastrophic floods and killing hundreds of people in Nepal and Tibet last month, the first...

UK mathematician debunks myth around Parthenon’s optical illusions | Science

A mathematician has uncovered what may be one of the longest-running myths in history after studying optical illusions and the Parthenon, the famed Greek...

US confirms for first time it has deployed weapons in space | Space

The US has deployed weapons in space, the US military has confirmed, in an extraordinary public announcement that analysts warn will accelerate a high-risk...

‘We were sitting with our calculator saying “we can afford that!”’ Joy for families as cystic fibrosis drug prices fall within reach | Cystic...

Seven-year-old Grant Leitch had an important question for his mother. He asked if his little brother, Brett, who has cystic fibrosis (CF), was going...

Thetford dig unearths Iron Age war trumpet and boar standard

BBC/Rare TVThe discovery of a carnyx (above) and a boar's head flag standard in the same hoard has been described as "a discovery of...

Porton Down shake-up harming critical national security science, whistleblower warns | Ministry of Defence

A shake-up of the government’s defence science powerhouse at Porton Down has severely damaged morale and harmed work on critical science that supports national...

London’s Christmas trees get new lease of life

Gem O'Reilly,reporting from Peckham,Leyla Hayes,reporting from DulwichandJames W Kelly,LondonBBCCaelo Dineen Vanstone and Hugo Knox co-founded a firm turning Christmas trees into building materialAs Christmas...

Nine scientific breakthroughs I’d like to see in 2026 – from earworms to procrastination | Emma Beddington

People who greet the new year with hope, ambitious plans and optimised gut microbiomes might be obnoxiously apparent at the moment, but we all...

Trump wants Venezuela’s oil. Will his plan work?

Archie Mitchell,Business reporterandNatalie Sherman,Business reporterBloomberg via Getty ImagesVenezuela has the largest oil reserves in the world, though the country's production is limited due to...

Wolf supermoon across the world – in pictures

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2026/jan/03/wolf-moon-supermoon-across-the-world-in-pictures

Fresh bone analysis makes case for earliest ‘ancestor of humankind’, but doubts remain | Palaeontology

In the murky first chapters of the human story is an unknown ancestor that made the profound transition from walking on all fours to...

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