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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...

Beachy Head Woman may be ‘local girl from Eastbourne’, say scientists | Archaeology

Beachy Head Woman, a Roman-era skeleton once hailed as the earliest known black Briton and who scientists later speculated could be of Cypriot descent,...

Government rolls back nature protections to boost housing

Helen Briggs,Environment correspondentandJonah Fisher,Climate correspondentGettyThe policy aims to boost nature on development sites More housing developments will be exempt from rules requiring builders in...

New antibiotics hailed as ‘turning point’ in treating drug-resistant gonorrhoea | Global health

The first new treatments for gonorrhoea in decades could be a “huge turning point” in efforts to combat the rise of superbug strains of...

3M workers in Swansea exposed to toxic chemicals in firefighting foam

Anna MeiselandEsme Stallard,BBC File on 4 InvestigatesGeograph/ Nigel DaviesThe 3M factory in Swansea was once its biggest outside the US, but it made the...

Spain’s commitment to renewable energy may be in doubt

Guy HedgecoeAragón, north-eastern SpainJuan Antonio DomínguezSpain gets more than half of its electricity from wind and solarOn the edge of the sleepy town of...

Little Foot hominin fossil may be new species of human ancestor | Evolution

Little Foot, one of the world’s most complete hominin fossils, may be a new species of human ancestor, according to research that raises questions...

Psychedelic treatments show promise for OCD while cannabis doesn’t, review finds | Obsessive-compulsive disorder

A recent review of alternative treatments for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) indicates that psychedelic treatments show promise for the disorder while cannabis does not.Dr...

Changes to polar bear DNA could help them adapt to global heating, study finds | Wildlife

Changes in polar bear DNA that could help the animals adapt to warmer climates have been detected by researchers, in a study thought to...

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