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The super El Niño could cause 31,400 extra heat deaths in Nigeria alone. Heat warnings, cooling centres and worker protections could help save lives.
Why we laugh at different things – and what that tells us about humour
DNA can survive in parchment for well over a thousand years.
The myth that lactic acid causes the ‘burn’ we feel during exercise is actually a long-lasting misunderstanding.
The idea of archaeology as adventure predates the discipline itself.
Plants can help homes stay cooler in a variety of ways.
Bake Off is back and Nigella is judging. We’re also recommending a host of books from non-fiction on British food history to a fiction book about gay Jamaicans.
Can the two leaders achieve the sort of rapport that helped Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev face the threat of nuclear proliferation in the 1980s.
News that an OpenAI agent hacked Medicare has prompted calls for Australia to develop its own AI system.
Trump’s net approval is below what any past president since Harry Truman had at this point in their term.
Some people may think it’s nice to listen to music with their plants. But is there any truth to the idea that certain music boosts plant growth?
This spring’s ozone hole is likely to be among the top ten most severe of all time, bringing weather changes to New Zealand and Australia.