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Work to protect adders, slow worms and lizards in Scots peatland
New shelters are being created at the site near Dumfries, using peat, tree material and brash.
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Conservative groups say Justice Kagan cannot be impartial in upcoming Supreme Court climate litigation
Conservative groups accuse Elena Kagan of failing to recuse from Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, citing her endorsement of a climate science manual.
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Trump officials accused of stacking top chemical safety board with industry ‘mouthpieces’
Public health advocacy groups have accused the Trump administration of filling the Environmental Protection Agency’s science advisory committee on chemicals with scientists they say are closely aligned with industry and have potential conflicts of interest. Critics argue this matters because the committee helps review the science behind federal decisions on toxic chemicals, and they fear…
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Apple and Google suppressed negative Graham Platner stories for months on their news platform, study finds
A Fox News report says a study found Apple News and Google News did not surface negative stories about Graham Platner for months, even as scandals around him grew. The article argues this matters because both platforms are major gateways to news, so decisions about what is shown or omitted can shape public understanding of…
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Sam Neill tributes: actors, directors and leaders remember ‘a true gentleman’
Actors, directors and public figures have paid tribute to Sam Neill after his family announced that he died on Monday aged 78. The responses portray him not only as a widely admired screen actor but also as a generous colleague, loyal friend and important cultural figure, especially in New Zealand. The breadth of the tributes…
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How Indian scientists are mapping the brain’s last frontier
Scientists at the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, say they have created the world’s most detailed three-dimensional atlas of the human brainstem at cellular resolution. Called Anchor (Atlas of Neurochemical Characterisation of the Human Brainstem with 3D Reconstruction), the digital map allows scientists to move seamlessly from whole-brain MRI…
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Thousands may have died in UK’s exceptional May and June heatwaves
Researchers estimate that more than 2,700 people in the UK may have died from heat-related causes during exceptionally hot weather in May and June, according to modelling by teams at Imperial College London, the Met Office and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Most of these deaths are thought to have occurred during…
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Learning another language may keep your brain younger, study suggests
Research presented at the 2026 Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Forum suggests that speaking two or more languages may help slow the ageing of the brain. According to the study, people who were multilingual appeared to have “younger” brains than those who spoke only a single language, adding to a growing body of evidence linking…
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Woke environmental rules force growers to pull out of Chelsea Flower Show in row over peat ban
Growers have reportedly withdrawn from the Chelsea Flower Show amid a dispute over rules banning the use of peat, according to the Daily Mail. The report frames the environmental restrictions as a burden on nurseries and growers, some of whom are said to be pulling out of the prestigious horticultural event as a result, highlighting…
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Britain’s biggest community solar farm forced to shut over grid overload fears
Timing of Devon switchoff ‘could not be worse’, says board, as members face an estimated £2m in lost revenue Britain’s biggest community solar project has been forced to shut for the duration of its first summer by the government’s energy system operator to avoid overloading the local grid with renewable energy. The north Devon solar…