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A huge explosion in space lasted for 27 days. Astronomers don’t know why

The massive event could be a black hole tearing apart a star 1,000 times bigger than the Sun

The Independent UK · Oct 27

Egyptian involvement in Yemen 'may actually weaken Cairo's regional role', expert says

Egypt's parliament on Monday delayed a debate on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's request to authorise military support for Saudi Arabia until next week, state media reported, after an emergency session ended without a decision a day earlier. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Dr May Darwich, Associate Professor in International…

France 24 · Oct 20

UK universities sanctioning students and academics over emojis as part of Palestine protests crackdown, Amnesty warns

Amnesty International said that universities had taken extreme measures to restrict Palestine solidarity protests in an attack on free speech and the right to protest

The Independent UK · Oct 20

Researchers Warn Interacting With Customer Service AI Could Cause 'Robotoid Humanness'

A theoretical study suggests that repeated interactions with customer service AI could subtly influence human communication, encouraging users to adapt to machine-friendly patterns over time

International Business Times UK · Sep 1

Mystery Iron Age fort in Shropshire excavated after 40 years as archaeologists investigate its strange wetlands, huge earthworks and unexplained causeways

In Shropshire, archaeologists are unearthing the mysteries of Wall Camp, a unique Iron Age fort. Over the course of ten years, the project will delve into the fort’s defensive structures, its intriguing internal design, and explore how the surrounding marshlands were utilised. Previous finds, such as roundhouses and pottery, hint…

The Times of India · Aug 27

'This one just needs a script': Researchers find ultimate Windows kill switch which can disable antivirus with almost no user interaction

Microsoft fixed it as part of the April Patch Tuesday cumulative update, but there are other fixes and mitigations available, too.

TechRadar · Aug 14

An English oak forest has spent years breathing tomorrow's air. Scientists are only now discovering what happened underground

In a woodland in Staffordshire, rings of pipes have been pumping extra carbon dioxide over 180-year-old oak trees every growing season since 2017, giving scientists a rare, decade-long window into how mature forests might behave in a warmer, more carbon-rich future. The facility, known as BIFoR FACE and run by…

The Times of India · Aug 3

A Drug Already on Pharmacy Shelves May Clear the Mental Fog That Lingers After Depression

A June 2026 clinical trial found that prucalopride, an approved constipation drug, cleared brain fog in adults with a history of depression after one week of treatment. Here is what the research found.

Medical Daily · Jul 24

'Time was speeding up, slowing down, or even stopping': Physicist demonstrates a key theory of time by building a 'mini-universe' in his lab

By ignoring part of his own experiment, a physicist coaxed time to emerge from within a closed quantum system.

LiveScience · Jul 7

Cracks in European unity emerge over Ukraine and security

When Donald Trump signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) in Versailles on June 17 after the G7 summit, it dominated the headlines around the world. This is no more than you’d expect. The 60-day ceasefire, which – despite a few wobbles – appears to be largely holding in both Iran…

The Conversation · Jun 26