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  • People kneel and carefully dig around an ancient tombstone in an area cut out from the grass.

    Archaeology
    ‘Hugely exciting’ finds on tiny Scottish island shed light on spread of Christianity

    Community-funded archaeological excavations of ‘really important’ sixth-century monastery also rewrite story of Lismore

  • Science Weekly
    The incredible science of memory manipulation

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  • A European swallowtail butterfly and its motion trail

    Butterflies
    All of a flutter: how butterflies avoid being a predator’s lunch

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    Astrology
    I went to America’s largest gathering of astrologers. It was a battle over how to read the stars

  • A pharmacist holds several medicine boxes and papers in both hands

    Research
    Underlying causes of recurrent bacterial vaginosis identified by Australian scientists

  • Dried fungi specimens from a museum archive displayed on glass stands in a case

    Fungi
    Can a mushroom make music? Devon exhibition explores ‘cultural world’ of fungi

  • A gloved hand holds a syringe

    Weight-loss drugs
    ‘Godzilla’ of weight-loss drugs could provide other important health benefits

  • Midsection Of Doctor Explaining Pills To Patient In HospitalPosed by model Doctor hands pills to patient GettyImages-1129733967

    Thursday briefing: The long, long wait for a male contraceptive pill may soon be over

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  • group of hikers make their way past a melt hole on the melting Rhône Glacier, above Gletsch in the Swiss Alps

    ‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years

  • a mosquito

    Dengue fever outbreak prompts Florida counties to declare state of emergency

  • A woman slices a banana on a chopping board.

    Gene-edited bananas that don’t go brown could hit UK supermarkets

  • Protesters on Whitehall demand the government pause its AI use, London, 16 September 2026.

    Things are changing behind the scenes, so you must decide: do you want human civil servants or AI bots?

    The civil servant
  • A blackboard with advanced mathematical formulas and equations (algebra) written on it

    The Guardian view on AI v mathematicians: humans are still vital to the field, but tech firms refuse to see that

  • Adrian Chiles

    Take good care of your tailbone. I didn’t – and my derriere has never been the same since

    Adrian Chiles
  • Arwa Mahdawi

    Want to start lazymaxxing? Here are some low-effort ways to improve your life

    Arwa Mahdawi
  • Container with cleaning items on blurry background
    Science Weekly

    Are household cleaning products damaging our health? – podcast

    Podcast17:51
  • Portrait of baby boy
    Science Weekly

    Are baby girls more sociable? Super El Niño, meningitis outbreak explained – podcast

    Podcast22:28
  • A variety of food types including fruit, vegetables, meat and dairy on a table
    Science Weekly

    From paleo to intermittent fasting: are any diets actually good for us? - podcast

    Podcast17:24

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    Physics
    Can you solve it? Isaac Newton’s tower drop puzzle

  • Dried fungi specimens from a museum archive displayed on glass stands in a case

    Biology
    Can a mushroom make music? Devon exhibition explores ‘cultural world’ of fungi

  • Woman in astronaut suit and helmet waves and smiles.

    Space
    SpaceX flight led by first Black female commander sets US speed record

  • The swallowtail butterfly will be gene-edited by researchers at the University of Exeter.

    Genetics
    Tree vaccines and gene-edited butterflies among biotechnology projects funded by UK ‘invention agency’

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The Good Energy Guide

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    How renewable is your electricity tariff? ‘Consumers believe they’re doing the right thing – often they’re not’

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    Are solar panels worth it and do you need planning permission? We put your top questions to an expert

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    Bright spark or low-power? Find out how much you know about renewables – quiz

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    ‘Our operations are powered by solar’: meet the companies tackling energy hikes with technology

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  • European Figure Skating Championships 2026- men free skatingDaniel Grassl of Italy spins quickly during the free skating of the European Figure Skating Championships men's competition where he finished 13th at the Utilita Arena on January 17th 2026 in Sheffield, England (Photo by Tom Jenkins)

    Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
    Did you solve it? Isaac Newton’s tower drop puzzle

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    Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
    Did you solve it? Do you have the brain of an engineer?

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    Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
    Can you solve it? Do you have the brain of an engineer?

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    Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
    Did you solve it? The fin-tastic fish puzzle

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