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A new CRASH Clock measures the chance of satellite collisions, and it’s ticking down fast
How prepared are we for a solar storm, bad software update or cybersecurity event that could trigger widespread loss of satellite control?
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Month: July 2026
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Ammonia from wastewater: How we’re turning a pollutant into fertilizer and clean fuel
Scientific and engineering breakthroughs are allowing us to make ammonia from pollution rather than fossil fuels.
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Political parties can now spend unlimited money supporting candidates, after Supreme Court overturns decades of precedent
A huge amount of money flows into campaigns in the United States. For 20 years, the Supreme Court has been loosening rules for who can contribute and how much. It just loosened the rules again.
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NHS patients are being socially prescribed yoga. But is yoga ready to help them?
Yoga helps with health and wellbeing and is recommended to NHS patients in the UK, but new research shows people who could benefit most find it hardest to access.
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Replacing warships with drones is not an upgrade in capability
The UK government wants to replace destroyers with drone ships.
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Should AI chatbots simulate care for students? Alberta teachers say no
AI literacy should help students recognize simulated care, not make simulated care a normal part of schooling.
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Most EU citizens support economic growth even though climate experts question its role
A new study reveals European public opinion goes against widely-held academic views on economic growth being counter-productive to environmental sustainability.
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The strange history of Czech cactus hunters – and why some see themselves as Robin Hood figures
Some collectors believe breaking the law can help save endangered plants.
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What Netflix’s Little House On The Prairie remake says about today’s culture wars
How will a new generation of viewers respond to the Ingalls family and their experiences of life in an America that was still taking shape?
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Five ways to make your clothes last longer
While care labels contain information on what washing machine programmes are suitable for garments, use of these machines should be reduced to preserve textiles.
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Why unelected power brings us a strange comfort
Why do voters accept leaders who reach power without a vote? The answer lies in the psychology of legitimacy.
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Consciousness: how ‘working memory’ may mysteriously give rise to it
The ‘doorway effect’ suggests that when information is removed from working memory, it immediately seems to leave consciousness.