The manically melodic song of the nightingale is a rare sound in Britain these days, but not at Maple Farm. Four years ago, a single bird could be heard at this secluded spot in rural Surrey; this summer, they were everywhere.
25/11/2025 The Guardian
Chinese scientists have genetically tweaked a fungus to make protein-rich “meat”, which they say can be a low-cost, environmentally friendly alternative to chicken.
09/12/2025 The Independent
Shopper are increasingly using chatbots for their hard-to-buy-for family and friends, with implications for bargain hunters and businesses.
09/12/2025 BBC
Players helped make the plan to launch SafeCall possible – The Independent’s campaign with charity Missing People to set up a lifeline specifically for young people in crisis
09/12/2025 The Independent
South Australians are heartbroken about the state’s unprecedented algal bloom. But eating oysters, donating shells and restoring lost reefs will boost ocean health.
09/12/2025 The Conversation
Tennis coach Judy Murray has issued a call for physical education to be prioritised in all schools across Scotland, as she unveiled the expansion of a programme aimed at keeping girls active.
09/12/2025 The Independent
New research shows caregivers don’t get advice on smartphone use, even though we know it can affect a baby’s feeding, language development and attachment.
09/12/2025 The Conversation
Incoming Berkshire Hathaway CEO Greg Abel is assembling his team to help him lead the conglomerate Warren Buffett built starting in January after a couple of key departures
09/12/2025 The Independent
Legend once had it that the huge, three-toed footprints scattered across the central highlands of Bolivia came from supernaturally strong monsters — capable of sinking their claws even into solid rock
09/12/2025 The Independent
As an ecologist who studies stingrays, people always ask me: what do these creatures eat? It may well be the reason I’ve spent the past three years tackling this very question.
09/12/2025 The Conversation
When the Gadi supercomputer opened in 2020, it was ranked 24th in the world. It’s now dropped to 179th.
09/12/2025 The Conversation
No matter how much train fares cost under Great British Railways, no one can accuse the government of wasting money on an expensive redesign.
08/12/2025 The Guardian
Palliative care felt like the only option left for 13-year-old leukaemia patient Alyssa Tapley, until she became the first person in the world to take a treatment that edits healthy immune cells to fight cancer.
08/12/2025 The Independent
A therapy that would once have been considered a feat of science fiction has reversed aggressive and incurable blood cancers in some patients, doctors report. The treatment involves precisely editing the DNA in white blood cells to transform them…
08/12/2025 BBC
The Hubble Space Telescope and the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer have captured fresh images of an interstellar comet as the object nears its closest approach to Earth later this month.
08/12/2025 CNN
Moths and chemical reactions are the enemies of natural fibre – but there are easy ways to keep your clothes safe.
08/12/2025 The Conversation
For over 200 years, native oysters () have been absent in Dublin Bay. Once abundant along the Irish coast, they thrived in the sheltered estuaries and tidal flats that shaped the city’s maritime life.
21/11/2025 The Conversation
