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Weekly diabetes jab shown to reduce blood-sugar levels and body weight

A new triple-action weekly jab for type 2 diabetes could significantly reduce blood sugar and body weight, according to phase 3 trial results.

07/06/2026

Tax-break trees: how woodland became a store of wealth for the rich

On the English-Scottish border a small species of butterfly, the northern brown argus, has fended off one of the biggest investors in the UK.

07/06/2026

Scientists make sourdough bread using yeast found in 5,000-year-old mummy

Scientists have baked a sourdough loaf of bread using yeast strains harvested from a 5,000-year-old mummy and now plan to see if they can use them to brew beer too.

05/06/2026

UK’s growing green economy worth more than £100bn a year, research finds

More than a million jobs, higher wages, nearly half a trillion pounds in investment in the pipeline – the UK’s green economy is powering ahead, according to research by the country’s leading business organisation.

02/06/2026

Yoga can reduce anxiety and insomnia for people living with cancer, study finds

Yoga can reduce emotional distress, anxiety, fatigue and insomnia in people living with cancer, according to the results of the first clinical trial of its kind.

01/06/2026

‘Hold your nerve and trust nature’: birds, bats and butterflies rebound at Somerset rewilding farm

Three years of rewilding on a former dairy farm in east Somerset have seen recorded bird species soar from 67 to 94, butterfly species rise from 11 to 24 and small mammals grow in number.

01/06/2026

Big gains for little terns: how Lindisfarne reserve is helping a rare bird survive tourism

On Ross Sands in Northumberland, a little tern has caught sight of a group of people and is sprinting across the beach. “It wants us to follow it,” says Andrew Craggs, senior manager at Lindisfarne national nature reserve.

01/06/2026

Irish datacentres have increased household bills by hundreds of euros, report finds

Energy demand by datacentres in Ireland has added hundreds of euros to household electricity bills in a pattern that could be replicated across Europe, according to a report.

28/05/2026

Carlo Petrini obituary

On 20 April 1986, Carlo Petrini was part of a group who cooked and distributed spaghetti to passers-by in Piazza di Spagna in Rome.

27/05/2026

Vermont becomes first US state to ban paraquat herbicide over Parkinson’s fears

Vermont is the first US state to ban the weedkilling pesticide paraquat, backed by lawmakers who cited concerns about research showing the chemical substantially increases the risk of the incurable brain ailment known as Parkinson’s disease.

26/05/2026