Scientists behind a landmark UN report on overshooting the 1.5C warming limit have defended its credibility, after Saudi Arabia and other large developing countries questioned its scientific legitimacy and sought…
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 236 — Alienspotting
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Alienspotting – Revisiting Assumptions About Extraterrestrial Life – YouTube Watch On On Episode 236 of…
25,000-year-old site reveals life in a green Arabian desert
Archaeologists investigating an ancient lakeside in Saudi Arabia have uncovered evidence of how early humans lived and exploited the landscape during a period when the Arabian Peninsula was dramatically greener…
Why Viruses Make You Sneeze: COVID Proteins Directly Hijack Sensory Nerves
Summary: Neuroscientists have discovered that SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins directly activate pain-sensing nerves in the airways to trigger sneezing, coughing, and body aches, overturning the long-held view that symptoms stem solely…
Irregular Sleep Schedules Tied to Depression & Loneliness
Summary: A large-scale wearable data study reveals that erratic daily sleep and wake times are strongly linked to worse depression, anxiety, and loneliness. The analysis of 23,000 adults over five…
‘Martian Isolation’ is an upcoming sci-fi survival horror game that looks like ‘The Martian’ and ‘Event Horizon’ had a horrific child
Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Martian Isolation – Official Announcement Trailer – YouTube Watch On “Martian Isolation” is an upcoming…
MAHA suffered heavy losses in the 2026 midterms, but the movement is far from dead
Candidates tied to the Make America Healthy Again, or MAHA, movement suffered a series of electoral defeats in the 2026 midterm elections, raising questions about MAHA’s political future. Despite its…
Nepal’s climate suffering should pave the way for a safe and fair future
Gita Chaudhary is Nepal’s Minister of Agriculture, Forests and Environment. We are still grieving the thousands dead and missing from the Rasuwa-Bhotekoshi climate catastrophe on August 26. The ice-rock avalanche…
We must strengthen trade cooperation to deliver on global climate goals
The authors are eight trade ministers and members of the Coalition of Trade Ministers on Climate. The full list of signatories is below the piece. As governments and stakeholders gather…
Lost Sanctuary of Asclepius discovered at Ancient Epidaurus
Archaeologists excavating Ancient Epidaurus in Greece have identified a long-lost Sanctuary of Asclepius described by the ancient traveller Pausanias, resolving a question surrounding the location of the sanctuary within the…
