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Albania accused of rushing through Trump-linked resort in formerly protected landscape
Albanian officials face criticism for expedited approval of a Trump-linked luxury resort in a protected coastal area, spurring large-scale student protests and violent clashes with police in the capital.
Ebola cases in Kenya highlight US failures amid Trump cuts to key services
An eighth person in Kenya has tested positive for Ebola in the country’s first cluster, highlighting reduced US global health support and a controversial quarantine center that has fueled local distrust.
Inside Health – A new era for type 1 diabetes treatment – BBC Sounds
The NHS is rolling out a new treatment called teplizumab that can delay type 1 diabetes onset for years, marking a potential shift from century-old insulin therapy.
Women suffer more pain than men across the whole body, major global study finds
A major global study of over 6 million people from 118 countries found women report experiencing more pain than men across all measured bodily sites, contributing to ongoing concerns about the gender pain gap.
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The world is adapting to extreme heat — but not nearly fast enough
This summer set heat records worldwide, with Western Europe experiencing five heat waves that caused at least 35,000 excess deaths. Scientists warn adaptation efforts remain insufficient as future temperatures continue rising.
The clues that hint our planet might be heating faster than we realised
Scientists increasingly believe declining sulphur pollution from cleaner air is accelerating global warming by removing a cooling effect, contributing to record temperatures alongside rising carbon dioxide emissions.
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Archaeologists discovered a simpler, earlier version of Stonehenge about 3 miles away, consisting of two wooden posts aligned with solar solstices and dating back approximately 5,000 years.
Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
A dinosaur tail bone discovered in Antarctica in 1985 and stored in a drawer for 40 years has been confirmed as the continent’s first dinosaur fossil, belonging to a long-necked Titanosaur species.
The clues that hint our planet might be heating faster than we realised
Scientists suggest Earth may be warming faster than previously thought due to declining sulphur pollution from clean-air policies, which had previously helped offset carbon dioxide’s warming effects.
This summer was hot. August shattered global heat records
Global temperatures in August shattered records, tying as the hottest month on record and exceeding a key climate threshold, according to international climate agencies.
France lifts alcohol content limit on champagne after record heatwaves
French champagne producers can temporarily raise alcohol content to 15% this year due to record summer heat that produced grapes with unusually high sugar levels, marking the region’s earliest-ever harvest.
Global warming is breaking a 400-year climate link between two oceans
Researchers found that the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans’ long-standing climate connection is being disrupted by human-caused greenhouse gas emissions in ways that appear unprecedented over the past 400 years.
Nepal floods: The Himalayas are melting faster – and India’s economy is ‘at risk’
Himalayan glaciers are melting 65% faster than a decade ago, with only 21 of 40,000 glaciers monitored, raising risks for hundreds of millions across South Asia dependent on mountain water systems.
Back-to-back Arctic storms can double sea ice loss
Consecutive Arctic storms can reduce sea ice cover twice as much as isolated cyclones, according to a new international study analyzing decades of weather data.
Giant lion’s mane jellyfish caught on camera off Pembrokeshire coast
A free diver off the Welsh coast captured footage of a giant lion’s mane jellyfish measuring approximately 10 to 15 metres, marking the first sighting of the species in Wales for the young conservationist.
Supermassive black hole winds are 100 times more powerful than scientists thought
New observations reveal that winds from supermassive black holes carry energy across roughly 300,000 light-years with about 100 times more power than previously estimated.