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Keir Starmer pledges to kick-start growth in industrial heartlands with £22bn package

On a visit to Liverpool, the prime minister will unveil two ‘carbon capture clusters’ in Merseyside and Teesside to be developed in the next 25 years

04/10/2024 The Independent

'My aneurysm was a shock' - men urged to attend screenings

One in 80 men screened in Northern Ireland has an AAA – abdominal aortic aneurysm. It usually causes no symptoms, and most people are not aware they have it. If an AAA bursts, it leads to serious internal bleeding, which is fatal in eight out of 10…

04/10/2024 BBC

Little kids, too little movement: Global study finds most children don’t meet guidelines for physical activity, screen time and sleep

Physical activity, screen time and sleep levels for preschoolers in Canada and globally don’t meet recommendations, risking global health challenges. It’s time to get little ones a little more active.

04/10/2024 The Conversation

How we created a beautiful native wildflower meadow in the heart of the city using threatened grassland species

A project in Melbourne’s Royal Park has proved city parks and streets can be used as sites for nature repair that help endangered ecosystems and species to survive.

03/10/2024 The Conversation

71% of Australian uni staff are using AI. What are they using it for? What about those who aren’t?

Our new study surveyed more than 3,000 academic and professional staff at Australian universities about how they are using generative AI in their work.

03/10/2024 The Conversation

Is big tech harming society? To find out, we need research – but it’s being manipulated by big tech itself

Big tech doesn’t just fund research into itself – it also controls researchers’ access to data. Even big tobacco didn’t have this kind of power.

03/10/2024 The Conversation

‘Carbon contracts for difference’ are not a silver bullet for climate action

Utilizing carbon contracts for difference mechanisms could help the federal government maintain its climate policies. But overly relying on these tools brings its own risks.

03/10/2024 The Conversation

Inside the Anti-Vax Facebook Group Pushing a Bogus Cure for Autism

Parents of newborns are reporting symptoms including diarrhea, twitching, and “complete toddler meltdowns” after giving them Pure Body Extra detox treatment.

03/10/2024 Wired

The Climate Fix: Solutions for a Warming World

In our new weekly series, we’re covering the vast amount of investment, ingenuity and scientific expertise going toward stopping climate change.

03/10/2024 New York Times

Ant agriculture started 66 million years ago, study suggests

Ant agriculture started 66 million years ago as fungi experienced “a heyday” in the aftermath of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs, a new study suggests.

03/10/2024 The Independent

What’s behind Canada’s housing crisis? Experts break down the different factors at play

Two housing policy experts explain the origins behind Canada’s housing crisis and what needs to change in order to fix it.

03/10/2024 The Conversation

Four in five pregnant women in Ireland are iron deficient – here’s why that’s worrying

More than 80% of pregnant women in Ireland are iron deficient by their third trimester, according to a new study my colleagues and I conducted. What we found particularly surprising was that the women were in otherwise good health.

03/10/2024 The Conversation

My Old Ass: why we should imagine talking to our older rather than younger selves, according to an expert in psychology

Imagining speaking to your younger self might not be helpful, you can’t change the past but you can regret it.

03/10/2024 The Conversation

Maasai Mara’s Indigenous forest is disappearing, with drastic consequences

For the Maasai, Nyekweri forest has such a high ecological and socio-cultural value. But new conservancies aren’t working as best they could.

03/10/2024 The Conversation

The earliest galaxies formed amazingly fast after the Big Bang. Do they break the universe or change its age?

Some of the earliest galaxies found with JWST are also the brightest. That’s a problem for our ideas about the universe.

03/10/2024 The Conversation

Stem cell transplant gives hope for treating age-related sight loss

A monkey that performed poorly on vision tests did much better after having a stem cell transplant to patch up holes in its retina

03/10/2024 NewScientist