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UK among lowest-ranked countries for ‘human flourishing’ in wellbeing study

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Findings of survey on happiness, health, finances, meaning in life and relationships raise concerns for young people Britain ranks among the poorest countries for “human flourishing”, according to a major study that raises questions about the nation’s wellbeing and younger people in particular. The survey, which spanned 22 countries on six continents, rated the UK 20th based on a combined score t

Scientists have birthed a ‘super cannibal’ that never grows up. Could it be key to combating Australia’s cane toad menace?

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There’s quiet optimism that gene-edited ‘Peter Pan’ tadpoles could help control one of the world’s worst invasive species The toad’s eyes seemed to glow red, its warty and poison-soaked skin – normally splodged in browns – instead a porridge of creamy whites. This albino toad was produced by a team of scientists with one foot in a Sydney university laboratory and the other in a research station o

Russian satellite at centre of nuclear weapons allegations is spinning out of control, analysts say

Russian satellite Cosmos 2553 spins uncontrollably

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Data indicates the Cosmos 2553 – which US officials claim is aiding Moscow’s development of nuclear anti-satellite weapon – may no longer be functional A secretive Russian satellite in space that US officials believe is connected to a nuclear anti-satellite weapons program has appeared to be spinning uncontrollably, suggesting it may no longer be functioning in what could be a setback for Moscow’

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Scientists hope sequencing genome of tiny ‘functionally extinct’ frog could help save it

Scientists sequence genome of endangered frog

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Corroboree frog belongs to 100m-year-old family of amphibians but is now found only in the puddles and peat bogs of Kosciuszko national park Scientists have sequenced the genome of the critically endangered southern corroboree frog – one of Australia’s most threatened amphibians – in hope that the information could be used to aid its recovery. The striking alpine frog, which has distinctive yello

Scientists use live human brain tissue to speed up hunt for dementia cure

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Exclusive: British team exposed live cells to toxic proteins to gather rare insight into how dementia develops Scientists have used living human brain tissue to mimic the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease , the most common form of dementia, in a breakthrough that will accelerate the hunt for a cure. In a world first, a British team successfully exposed healthy brain tissue from living NHS patie

Three ways to help the developing world survive the end of aid | Winnie Byanyima

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Wealthy nations are slashing funding for essential services such as the HIV/Aids response, but poorer countries cannot absorb the impact overnight Countries across the world are cutting aid budgets, abandoning the decades-old consensus that supporting health and development is both a moral duty and a strategic interest. But the end of aid cannot mean the end of global solidarity – because our glo

Exercise can counter side-effects of cancer treatment, biggest review of its kind shows

Exercise improves breast cancer recovery

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Exercise such as aerobic and resistance training and yoga found to reduce heart and nerve damage and brain fog Exercise can counter the detrimental effects of cancer treatment, according to the most comprehensive review of its kind. Several studies have evaluated how physical activity affects the health outcomes of patients with the disease, but significant gaps in the evidence have remained unti

Physicists find key to perfect pasta – but it’s not how Mamma used to make it

Scientists perfect cacio e pepe

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Scientific recipe for cacio e pepe avoids a lumpy sauce but uses powdered starch instead of reserved pasta water It may be only pasta, pecorino and black pepper, but cacio e pepe is not nearly as easy to make as some would imagine. Now, researchers have come up with a scientific recipe that avoids a lumpy sauce every single time – but it all gets a lot more complicated. Continue reading...

Amazon takes on Musk’s Starlink with launch of first internet satellites

Amazon Kuiper satellites launch April 28

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First 27 satellites launched into space from Florida, part of $10bn effort to beam broadband internet globally The first 27 satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper broadband internet constellation were launched into space from Florida on Monday, kicking off the long-delayed deployment of an internet from space network that will rival SpaceX’s Starlink. The satellites are the first of 3,236 that Amazon pla

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Weight loss pills could help tackle obesity in poorer countries, experts say

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Oral medications are in development to provide alternative to injectables such as Wegovy that must be kept in fridge Newly developed weight loss pills could have a big impact on tackling obesity and diabetes in low- and middle-income countries, experts have said. Weight loss jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, that contain the drugs semaglutide and tirzepatide respectively, have become popular in c

Drinking champagne could reduce risk of sudden cardiac arrest, study suggests

Champagne may reduce cardiac arrest

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Maintaining a positive mood and eating more fruit may also help lower risk, researchers find Drinking champagne, eating more fruit, staying slim and maintaining a positive outlook on life could help reduce the risk of a sudden cardiac arrest, the world’s first study of its kind suggests. Millions of people worldwide die every year after experiencing a sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), when the heart s

Why did Just Stop Oil just stop? – podcast

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Just Stop Oil, the climate activism group behind motorway blockades, petrol station disruption and tomato soup attacks on major artworks, has disbanded after staging a final action in London this weekend. To find out why the group has decided to hang up the famous orange high-vis, Madeleine Finlay hears from our environment correspondent Damien Gayle who has been covering Just Stop Oil since its

Did you solve it? How to have fun with straws

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The solutions to today’s puzzles Earlier today I set you these puzzles about straws. Here they are again with solutions. 1. Lift-off Continue reading...

Sea bass in space: why fish farms on the moon may be closer than you think

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The Lunar Hatch project aims to blast eggs into space, hoping that aquaculture will provide protein for astronauts on missions At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be anything special about the sea bass circling around a tank in the small scientific facility on the outskirts of Palavas-les-Flots in southern France. But these fish are on a mission. When fully grown, they will produce offspring t

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Starwatch: The triangle that spans the north’s spring sky

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Using Arcturus, Spica and Regulus as points, you have a marker for faint constellations Many starwatchers are familiar with the so-called summer triangle of Vega, Altair and Deneb, but there is also a spring triangle to keep a watch for. Continue reading...

Can you solve it? How to have fun with straws

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Riddles with long paper cylinders UPDATE: To read the solutions click here The most heated puzzle about the drinking straw is “does it have one hole or two?” (This debate periodically goes viral and for those who want to suck up its delicious complexities I recommend this chat with mathematician Jordan Ellenberg.) Today’s puzzles are also about straws, but are much less controversial. Continue re

Europe must boost space investment to secure autonomy from US, says ESA boss

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Investing in space vital for sustaining quality of life amid ‘volatile geopolitical’ landscape, says Josef Aschbacher Donald Trump’s return to the White House has prompted a shift away from ties with America by European political leaders and a rapid increase in defence spending as the continent’s security reaches a “turning point” . The ripples from Europe’s newfound desire for self-reliance coul

Many life-saving drugs fail for lack of funding. But there’s a solution: desperate rich people – podcast

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Each year, hundreds of potentially world-changing treatments are discarded because scientists run out of cash. But where big pharma or altruists fear to tread, my friend and I have a solution. It’s repugnant, but it will work By Alexander Masters. Read by Tom Andrews Continue reading...

The Guardian view on owning the heavens: the perils of letting capitalism colonise the cosmos | Editorial

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Donald Trump ignited a scramble that is transforming space from shared frontier to private asset – raising questions about law, equity and ethics In 2015, a rare moment of US congressional unity passed the Space Act – to mine asteroids as if they were open seams of ore and harvest planets like unclaimed farmland. Quietly signed by President Barack Obama, it now reads as a premature act of enclosu

The big idea: will we ever make life in the lab?

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Intriguing advances hold out the possibility – but first we have to agree on what ‘life’ means “Creation of Life”, read the headline of the Boston Herald in 1899. “Lower Animals Produced by Chemical Means.” The report described the work of the German-American marine biologist Jacques Loeb, who later wrote: “The idea is now hovering before me that man himself can act as a creator, even in living n

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‘I feel very touched’: as his brain cancer recurs, Richard Scolyer finds solace in family, friends and running

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Before the recurrence of the disease, the former Australian of the Year set himself the goal of 250 parkruns. On his 242nd, he reflects on life and cancer Get our afternoon election email , free app or daily news podcast Four kilometres into his 242nd parkrun and Richard Scolyer is full of enthusiasm. “This is great, Kate!” he calls to his wife, Katie Nicoll, behind him.“Thirty-five minutes and w

The social, successful and the supernatural: what makes a politician charismatic?

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Is Anthony Albanese charismatic? Peter Dutton? Charisma has been linked to electoral victory (just ask Bob Hawke), but defining it can be difficult Election 2025 live updates: Australia federal election campaign Polls tracker ; election guide ; full federal election coverage Anywhere but Canberra ; interactive electorates guide Listen to the latest episode of our new narrative podcast series: Gin

How ‘revenge of the Covid contrarians’ unleashed by RFK Jr puts broader vaccine advances at risk

RFK Jr. may withdraw COVID vaccine recommendation

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The health secretary has pledged to fight chronic illness, but experts say he risks increasing it with department cuts The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr , entered office with a pledge to tackle the US’s chronic disease epidemic and give infectious disease a “break”. In at least one of those goals, Kennedy has been expeditious. Experts said as Kennedy makes major cuts in public health i

How space exploration can improve life on Earth | Leigh Phillips

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There is a cynical, ‘anti-space’ ideology emerging, especially on some parts of the left. But this is misguided John F Kennedy once called space-faring “the most hazardous and dangerous and greatest adventure on which Man has ever embarked”. We go to space because, he said – like George Mallory said of his reason to conquer Everest – “it is there.” While it is truer to say that the race for space

Apr 25, 2025

Who’s a clever boy: the average dog has a mental age of about two. But what are they really thinking?

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They can learn hundreds of words, count to five and read humans like a book, so why do we struggle to understand them? Scientists reveal the truth about our pets – and whether they ever feel guilty for eating our slippers The thing that made me think my dog may be a genius was the word monkey. We’d developed a game where I’d hide her monkey toy – a sad, lifeless being, long lobotomised by my gold

Archaeologists find wreck of large medieval boat in Barcelona

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Experts hope vessel’s old timbers and nails will help shed light on how boats were built during medieval period Archaeologists excavating the site of a former fish market in Barcelona have uncovered the remains of a large medieval boat that was swallowed by the waters off the Catalan capital 500 or 600 years ago. The area, which is being dug up in order to build a new centre dedicated to biomedic

Apr 24, 2025

Non-hormonal male contraceptive implant lasts at least two years in trials

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Product known as Adam implanted in sperm ducts could offer a reversible alternative to condoms and vasectomies An implantable, non-hormonal male contraceptive has been shown in trials to last for at least two years. The contraceptive, known as Adam, is a water-soluble hydrogel that is implanted in the sperm ducts, preventing sperm from mixing with semen. Continue reading...

Autistic people and experts voice alarm at RFK’s ‘terrible’ approach to condition

RFK Jr. accesses private health records

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Health secretary is planning wide-ranging monitoring of autistic people’s health record and cuts to disability services Autism experts and autistic people are pushing back on Robert F Kennedy’s “terrible” approach to autism as the health secretary plans more expansive monitoring of autistic people’s health records and proposes cuts to disability services. A huge study on autism proposed by Kenned

I’ll never play golf like Rory McIlroy. But maybe he can teach me how to live with my mistakes | Adrian Chiles

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I need to stop dwelling on everything I get wrong, from sending my ball into the drink to squeezing the wrong bottom Whether you’re into sport or not, there’s wisdom to be mined from it. Once you’ve picked your way through the platitudes, banalities and cliche there’s gold in there. Rory McIlroy’s famous victory at the US Masters earlier this month yielded, for me anyway, a particularly good exam

Apr 23, 2025

Evidence of alien life, a clue about the rise of bowel cancer, and a new colour? – podcast

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Madeleine Finlay and Ian Sample discuss three intriguing science stories from the week. From a hint at alien life on a distant planet to a clue in the search for answers over why colon cancer rates are rising in the under 50s, and news from scientists who claim to have found a colour no one has seen before Are we alone? New discovery raises hopes of finding alien life Childhood toxin exposure ‘ma

Daily peanut exposure can desensitise allergic adults, study suggests

Peanut allergy desensitization shows promise

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First clinical trial of its kind could be ‘life changing’ for those living in fear of severe peanut reaction Adults with severe peanut allergies can be desensitised by daily exposure, according to the first clinical trial of its kind. After being given steadily increasing doses of peanut flour over a period of months, two-thirds of the trial participants were able to eat the equivalent of five pe

British artist claims he has created paint in ‘new’ colour announced by scientists

Artist claims to replicate new color

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Stuart Semple is selling product for £10,000 (or £29.99 to fellow creatives) – but scientists say hue cannot be replicated A British artist claims to have replicated in paint a colour that scientists say they discovered by having laser pulses fired into their eyes . Stuart Semple created his own version of the blue-green colour based on the US research published in Science Advances , which he is

Bite marks on York skeleton reveal first evidence of ‘gladiators’ fighting lions

Gladiator skeleton shows lion combat

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Study offers rare insight into human-animal combat during Roman empire Bite marks from a lion on a man’s skeleton, excavated from a 1,800-year-old cemetery on the outskirts of York, provide the first physical evidence of human-animal combat in the Roman empire, new research claims. While clashes between combatants, big cats and bears are described and depicted in ancient texts and mosaics, there

Treadmills are out, barbells are in: why gym-goers are abandoning cardio for weight training

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Is loads of muscle all you need for a long and healthy life? You’d think so, given the way everyone’s fighting over the squat racks Name: Cardio Age: 64 Continue reading...

Childhood toxin exposure ‘may be factor in bowel cancer rise in under-50s’

Colorectal cancer linked to bacteria

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Researchers say mutations more often found in younger patients’ tumours caused by toxin secreted by E coli strains Childhood exposure to a toxin produced by bacteria in the bowel may be contributing to the rise of colorectal cancer in under-50s around the world, researchers say. Countries, including some in Europe and Oceania, have witnessed an increase in young adults with bowel cancer in recent

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