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Tree vaccines and gene-edited butterflies among biotechnology projects funded by UK ‘invention agency’ | Conservation

Vaccines for ash trees, skin treatments for newts and gene-edited swallowtail butterflies are among 14 tax-funded projects from the UK’s “invention agency” aiming to...

Adults with severe mental illness die 15 to 20 years earlier from diseases such as cancer | Mental health

Adults with severe mental illness are nearly five times more likely than their peers to die from serious physical diseases before the age of...

The US air force admitted to deploying weapons in space. Don’t expect the White House to explain why | Space

In Hollywood at least, space weapons are a relatively simple concept. The good guys, from Captain Kirk and his crew in Star Trek, to...

Water companies to be overseen by new watchdog to ‘prevent abuses of the past’, government says – live updates

Why not nationalise water?published at 11:51 British Summer Time11:51 BSTEsme StallardClimate and science reporter Alan Cameron, in Aberdeen, asks:...

Wasps are back this summer in the UK – a lot of them

Helen BriggsBBC environment correspondent•@hbriggsGetty ImagesConditions this year are more favourable for wasps than last yearJohn Horsley was gardening when he felt a wasp crawl...

Superbugs could kill millions more and cost $2tn a year by 2050, models show | Antibiotics

Superbugs could cause millions more people to die worldwide and cost the global economy just under $2tn a year by 2050, modelling shows.A UK...

How much sewage is spilled in rivers, lakes and the sea near you?

Getty ImagesWater companies spilled raw sewage for a record time of 3.61m hours into sea and rivers in England in 2024, according to data...

Exposure to a mix of pesticides raises risk of pregnancy complications, study suggests | Pesticides

Exposure to multiple pesticides increases the chances of pregnancy complications compared to exposure to just one pesticide, new peer-reviewed research suggests. The findings raise...

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