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Ethiopia, Eritrea ramp up rhetoric: Are they inching towards war?
Ethiopia and Eritrea exchanged accusations of military aggression at the UN, raising concerns about renewed conflict in the Horn of Africa as fighting intensifies in Ethiopia’s Tigray region.
At least five people missing as flash floods in Nepal sweep away houses
Flash floods triggered by a landslide have swept through central Nepal, leaving at least five people missing and destroying multiple houses and infrastructure in the region.
Tory tax break for banks has cost UK public purse £6bn, says TUC
The Trades Union Congress claims that tax cuts for banks introduced in 2023 have cost the UK government £6bn in lost revenue, calling for higher bank taxes in the upcoming budget.
Suspect linked to Monaco bomb attack on millionaire speaks to BBC from Ukrainian prison
A former Ukrainian security officer linked to a bomb attack on a Monaco millionaire claims it was authorized by senior Ukrainian military intelligence officials, speaking from a Kyiv prison in an exclusive interview.
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A trip down the road that will determine the fate of the Amazon
Brazil’s BR-319 highway through the Amazon is being asphalted after decades of delays, promising regional connectivity but raising concerns about deforestation and climate impacts.
The world’s rivers are at breaking point. Can we save them before it is too late?
The World Meteorological Organization reports that global rivers experienced one of their driest years in over three decades during 2025, prompting renewed focus on river conservation efforts.
Burning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’
Europe experienced record-breaking heat this summer causing an estimated €180 billion in damage, killing approximately 35,000 people, yet political responses remain inconsistent and inadequate.
How meteorologists recreated weather that helped decide second world war
A new film dramatizes the true story of meteorologist James Stagg, who had to forecast weather conditions for the D-day landings in 1944, a task that affected 160,000 Allied troops.
Indonesian foragers may have sucked on mind-altering nuts 25,000 years ago, research finds
Research suggests ancient Indonesian foragers may have sucked on psychoactive betel nuts as long as 25,000 years ago, potentially representing the earliest known evidence of human drug use.
UK mathematician debunks myth around Parthenon’s optical illusions
A UK mathematician challenges a 2,000-year-old belief that the Parthenon’s curves correct optical illusions, finding the illusions themselves may be mythical rather than real.
‘Very messy eaters’: scientists solve the mystery of when black holes ‘burp’
Scientists have identified when black holes emit powerful jets after consuming stars, discovering that supermassive black holes release material in two distinct phases of their feeding cycle.
Scientists solve a 50-year mystery and discover a new human blood group
Scientists have identified the genetic basis for the MAL blood group system, solving a 50-year mystery about the AnWj antigen found on human red blood cells, potentially aiding transfusion compatibility for rare patients.
Einstein’s “spooky action” just survived one of physics’ most extreme tests
Physicists at Oxford University and CERN have demonstrated quantum entanglement persisting in heavy, short-lived Z bosons created in extreme particle collisions, published in Physical Review Letters.
A 66-million-year-old tooth reveals T. rex was nearly as warm as a human
Researchers developed a method to estimate body temperature from fossilized teeth, finding that T. rex maintained approximately 97 degrees Fahrenheit, comparable to modern humans and supporting theories of warm-blooded metabolism.
Scientists opened a sealed envelope after 10 years. Gravity still didn’t make sense
After a decade of experiments, physicists opened a sealed envelope containing data about gravity’s fundamental strength, only to find their measurement disagreed with previous results.
New nanoparticles make hidden chemical differences light up
Engineers at the University of Toronto developed dye-sensitized nanoparticles that detect chemicals at extremely low concentrations and distinguish between nearly identical molecules by producing bright optical signals.