Major broadband boost for over 60,000 rural homes and businesses in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
60,000 rural homes and businesses across Lincolnshire and Yorkshire can now access faster, more reliable…
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Why being born helpless may be one of humanity’s greatest strengths
Babies start out life helpless and stay that way for a long time. They cannot…
Disabled people face greater climate change risks – and they can also help NZ adapt
The impacts of a changing climate – from unprecedented rainfall and landslides to heatwaves fuelled…
MRC funds world-class research into fatal genetic diseases – UKRI
The new MRC Centre of Research Excellence (CoRE) in Mitochondrial Genome Therapeutics brings together leading…
Innovate UK backs 100 women founders shaping the UK’s future industries – UKRI
The 2026 cohort includes entrepreneurs working on innovations that could improve healthcare, strengthen supply chains,…
how animal poo drove Earth’s greatest evolutionary event
As all children learn, everyone poos. But when did this begin? And what evolutionary and…
UK support helps Costa Rica strengthen its fight against human trafficking
At a school in Los Chiles, close to Costa Rica’s northern border, children, teachers and…
As the skies get busier, will AI help air traffic controllers keep planes flying safely?
Global air travel is predicted to more than double by 2050, threatening to exceed the…
Pesticide exposure at work may increase motor neurone disease risk – new study
Being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, can be…
How hackers attack municipal water systems – and why the utilities are so vulnerable
Hackers tried to break into at least 30 municipal water systems in Minnesota on July…