4 h. ago Scientists discover microplastics in SEMEN and female reproductive fluid

Microplastics can now be found almost anywhere on Earth. And it turns out even our most intimate moments can't escape their blight.

Science

5 h. ago EPA staffers are trying to get people to adopt lab rats as Trump team shuts down research projects

Approximately three quarters of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development — representing 1,000 scientist positions — will be cut under the Trump administration

Politics

6 h. ago Key climate change reports removed from US government websites

The national climate assessments help state and local governments prepare for the impacts of a warming worldLegally mandated US national climate assessments seem to have disappeared from the federal websites built to display them, making it harder for state and local governments and the public to learn what to expect in their back yards from a warming world.Scientists said the peer-reviewed authoritative reports save money and lives. Websites for the national assessments and the US Global Change Research Program were down Monday and Tuesday with no links, notes or referrals elsewhere. The White House, which was responsible for the assessments, said the information will be housed within Nasa to comply with the law, but gave no further details. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Scientists discover new cause of aggressive cancer in young people... and a possible treatment

A little-known molecule may be the key to treating aggressive cancer that often strikes young people, a study from researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York suggests.

Science

9 h. ago Major reports about how climate change affects the US are removed from websites

Legally mandated U.S. national climate assessments seem to have disappeared the federal websites built to display them

Politics

10 h. ago More parm than good? Cheese may be what’s giving you nightmares, scientists say

The majority of those reporting poor sleep and nightmares were women

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10 h. ago Newly widowed, my kind father fell for the town tramp. A year into their marriage, a secret recording revealed her shocking cruelty... it was just the start of our nightmare

Dad's new wife left him voice messages so chilling that he sent them to me immediately before adding: 'This is where I keep my life insurance policy...'

Events

11 h. ago Diablo 4 Season 9 release time – here's exactly when Sins of the Horadrim goes live today

Diablo 4 Season 8 is winding down, with Season 9: Sins of the Horadrim about to start, bringing with it a new seasonal questline, and permanent changes to Nightmare Dungeons in both the Seasonal and Eternal Realms

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11 h. ago Tracking sea ice is ‘early warning system’ for global heating

News comes as research finds record lows of Antarctic sea ice had seen more icebergs splintering off ice shelvesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastScientists analysing the cascading impacts of record low levels of Antarctic sea ice fear a loss of critical US government satellite data will make it harder to track the rapid changes taking place at both poles.Researchers around the globe were told last week the US Department of Defence will stop processing and providing the data, used in studies on the state of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice, at the end of this month.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Tracking sea ice is ‘early warning system’ for global heating – but the US is halting data sharing

News comes as research finds record lows of Antarctic sea ice had seen more icebergs splintering off ice shelvesScientists analysing the cascading impacts of record low levels of Antarctic sea ice fear a loss of critical US government satellite data will make it harder to track the rapid changes taking place at both poles.Researchers around the globe were told last week the US Department of Defence will stop processing and providing the data, used in studies on the state of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice, at the end of this month. Continue reading...

Events

11 h. ago Scientists want to use giant PARACHUTES to stop the Gulf Stream collapsing

Researchers say tugboats could tow huge underwater parachutes around the ocean to manually power a vital ocean current.

Politics

11 h. ago Beloved Cardiff pizza place Anatoni's to be replaced by something just as lush

Rejoice, cheese lovers. A new cheese and wine shop is set to open in Victoria Park, in Cardiff, later this year, on the site of a former pizzeria

Politics

14 h. ago Fresh fears as doctors chart explosion in cancer that's surging more rapidly that colon cancer

A new study from US scientists has predicted a huge increase in this killer cancer-and there's one group in particular at risk.

Events

14 h. ago Aldi Scotland and Highland Fine Cheeses launch hunt for the nation’s cheesiest joke

Aldi Scotland has joined forces with renowned Scottish producer Highland Fine Cheeses to mark International Joke Day (1 July), with a real cracker of a competition.

Politics

14 h. ago The Last of Us zombie fungus hijacked minds even as early as dinosaur era, scientists find

Fungal fossils trapped in amber reveal insights about parasite’s early host shifts

Science

16 h. ago Fraudster jailed for swindling retired scientist out of £74,000 life savings

Leonard Reeves was swindled out of £74,000 by the fraud gang

Economics

16 h. ago Sport and exercise scientist answers six of the most common fitness questions

The advice is clear: when in doubt, stick with exercise and nutrition advice supported by science, not what’s trending online

Sport

17 h. ago Scientists developing AI tool to assess car repairs to aid insurance industry

The University of Portsmouth’s School of Computing is working with accident repair group ABL 1 Touch and Innovate UK on the project.

Politics

21 h. ago Olivia Rodrigo changes gig to 'make it special' for Manchester 13 months after 'nightmare'

Olivia is in Manchester for two nights for the tour that was cancelled last year

Politics

26 h. ago Cheese grater has secret use for potatoes and Brits are absolutely floored

TikToker baffles the internet after showing how to make viral potato spiral skewer, by using this one side of a the cheese grater that's often being overlooked.

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