96 m. ago The race to a four minute mile: Scientists say feat IS possible for women

70 years after Roger Bannister completed the first sub-four-minute mile, scientists say female Olympian Faith Kipyegon could become the first woman to complete this feat.

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1 hour ago Energy expert says £120 'phantom electricity' is 10% of your bill

Joshua Houston says you are being charged for electricity you 'aren't even using'

Science

2 h. ago True story behind Netflix's Toxic Town as Jodie Whittaker leads waste scandal drama

Toxic Town, starring Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood, Claudia Jessie and Robert Carlyle, tells the story of a group of women who take on their local council

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2 h. ago John Swinney makes Trident nuclear deterrent declaration after Sir Keir Starmer defence spending decision

It came as the First Minister backed an increase in defence spending announced by Sir Keir Starmer

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2 h. ago Nuclear weapons provide 'no tangible benefit' to Scotland's security, insists John Swinney

The First Minister backed Keir Starmer's decision to increase UK defence spending but said cash should be spent on "conventional" weapons instead of nukes.

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2 h. ago Ninja's 'compact' air fryer shoppers say helps 'lower electricity bills' is now on sale

The 3.8L capacity air fryer has four cooking functions and is up to 50% faster than ovens

Economics

3 h. ago Explosion near UK shopping centre with 'debris everywhere' as fire crews rush to scene

Fire crews raced to the Overgate Centre in Dundee today (Wednesday, February 26) following reports that an electrical substation had exploded leaving 'debris everywhere'

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3 h. ago Experts suggest shock cause of rising severe, disabling illness... they say it's microplastics in WATER

American scientists compared levels of microplastics and rates of several health conditions among different coastal communities and found a shocking level of increased risk.

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3 h. ago Vladimir Putin mouthpiece says UK 'perfect' target for nuclear weapons in rant

Vladimir Putin's propagandists have threatened to test nuclear weapons on Britain in response to Keir Starmer's announcement yesterday that the Government will spend 2.5% of GDP on defence by 2027

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3 h. ago US climate research agency braces for ‘efficiency’ cuts: ‘They will gut the work’

Workers at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fear crackdown will have global falloutThe Trump administration has set its sights on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), the US’s pre-eminent climate research agency, with significant cuts and a political crackdown on climate science. As Trump takes aim at the agency, the impact is likely to be felt across the US and around the world.Noaa provides essential resources to the public and has helped make the US a scientific leader internationally. Operating 18 satellites and 15 research and survey ships, the agency’s scientists, engineers and policy experts issue forecasts relied on by aviation, agriculture and fishing industries; ocean floor mapping depended upon for shipping; advises on species protection, and increasingly precise and accurate modeling on what to expect as climate crisis unfolds. Continue reading...

Science

3 h. ago Tesla crashes out of $1 trillion club as "Elon factor" hits sales and shares

Tesla’s UK sales so far this year will be revealed next week by industry body SMMT

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3 h. ago Martin Kemp had to 'move into spare room' after Shirlie's health battle

Spandau Ballet icon Martin Kemp has opened up on his wife Shirlie's health battle, which saw him forced to 'move into the spare room' as she was like 'an electric blanket'

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4 h. ago The US is destroying climate progress. Here’s a strategy to win over the right | Erin Burns

It’s time to rethink how climate action succeeds. The key is to acknowledge that it’s never the sole force driving political decisionsWe are witnessing the most devastating climate disasters on record: wildfires ravaging Los Angeles, deadly floods in North Carolina, and global temperature records shattered month after month. We have officially surpassed 1.5C of warming, a critical threshold scientists have long warned against. At the same time, the US is scaling back policies, freezing critical programs and shifting priorities away from climate action.But now isn’t the time to give up on climate action. Instead, it is high time to rethink how it succeeds. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Couple ditch their daily strife for a new life living on uninhabited Irish island with no electricity, cars or hot water

Newlyweds Camille Rosenfeld, from Minnesota in the US, and James Hayes, from Tralee in Co Kerry, will live simple lives as caretakers on the rugged island from April 1 to September 31.

Politics

4 h. ago Battery breakthrough as scientists turn atomic waste into electricity

Breakthrough technology promises decades of uninterrupted power

Science

4 h. ago Best cordless lamps: Battery powered and rechargeable lamps to go wire

Neat and tidy

Politics

4 h. ago Green light given for massive 400MW battery energy storage system close to central Scotland village

“These latest approvals reinforce Scotland’s strategic advantage in delivering resilient energy infrastructure” – Andrew Philpott, Apatura

Science

4 h. ago Scientists issue stark warning on trendy blood sugar monitors backed by Davina McCall and Steven Bartlett: do NOT believe them

Experts found the devices, worn by the likes of Davina McCall, could vastly overestimate worrying blood sugar spikes and could wrongly convince a user that they may have prediabetes.

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5 h. ago Scientists invent nuclear battery that turns atomic waste into electricity

Breakthrough technology promises decades of uninterrupted power

Science

6 h. ago ‘Human activity on a massive scale’: a photo exhibition tackles the climate crisis

Photographs from across the globe capture the impact of people on the climate – and of the climate on peopleThe word anthropocene has been proposed to denote an ongoing epoch in which human activity is a primary driving force of geological change. Although the word has caught on like wildfire in a colloquial sense, it was ultimately rejected as a descriptive scientific term, not so much because it was inaccurate but because of disagreements over when exactly it would have started – 1945, marking the unlocking of nuclear power; 1610, which may be the first time human activity affected the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere; 1964, when the so-called Great Acceleration may have begun – or some other date altogether?These questions point to deeper challenges in understanding just what the Anthropocene is: do we think of it in terms of nuclear fallout, the composition of the atmosphere, the size of the human population, or so many other worthy metrics? Hoping to help us better un...

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