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‘Very messy eaters’: scientists solve the mystery of when black holes ‘burp’ | Space

Scientists have solved the mystery of when black holes “burp” – when the astronomical bodies launch jets after feeding on stars, blasting material enormous...

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...

Bird flu confirmed at commercial poultry premises near Lakenheath

A protection zone has been put in place following a case of bird flu at a commercial poultry premises. The Department for Environment, Food...

Scientists demand cancer warnings on bacon and ham sold in UK | Cancer

Bacon and ham sold in the UK should carry cigarette-style labels warning that chemicals in them cause bowel cancer, scientists say.Their demand comes as...

Dinosaurs were thriving until asteroid struck, research suggests | Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs would not have become extinct had it not been for a catastrophic asteroid strike, researchers have said, challenging the idea the animals were...

England’s water companies get worst ever score over pollution

England's water companies got their worst ever combined score for environmental performance in 2024, the Environment Agency has said.All but one of the nine...

Weight-loss drug cuts heart attack risk regardless of kilograms shed, study finds | Medical research

The weight-loss drug semaglutide cuts the risk of heart attack or stroke regardless of how many kilograms people lose, the largest study of its...

Scientists create pigs resistant to classical swine fever | Gene editing

Pigs that are resistant to a deadly viral disease have been created by scientists at Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute.The gene-edited animals remained healthy when exposed...

Fining firms for sewage spills will get ‘quicker and easier’, says government

Jonah FisherEnvironment correspondentGetty ImagesUnder the new proposals water companies could face automatic fines for some rule breachesFining English water companies for spilling raw sewage...

How living history is being written into rocks | Fossils

Fossilisation is rare. Most living things disappear without trace, recycled back into planet Earth.But in some environments the DNA from living things binds to...

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