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Mapped: how the world is losing its forests to wildfires

Mapped: how the world is losing its forests to wildfires

Jan 13, 2026 | News, Science

Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate change.
Inside the perennial grain revolution

Inside the perennial grain revolution

Dec 12, 2025 | Science

Scientists in Kansas believe Kernza could cut emissions, restore degraded soils, and reshape the future of agriculture.
Experts say seismic waves can check soil health and boost yields

Experts say seismic waves can check soil health and boost yields

Dec 5, 2025 | Science

‘Soil experts have now convened the Earth Rover programme, which uses seismology – a technology used for measuring down to the Earth’s crust, understanding earthquakes, and detecting hydrocarbons – to assess soil for the first time.
1m-year-old skull points to earlier origins of modern humans

1m-year-old skull points to earlier origins of modern humans

Sep 25, 2025 | Science

A million-year-old human skull suggests that the origins of modern humans may reach back far deeper in time than previously thought and raises the possibility that Homo sapiens first emerged outside Africa.
NASA: Perseverance found possible biosignatures in Martian rock

NASA: Perseverance found possible biosignatures in Martian rock

Sep 10, 2025 | Science

NASA’s Perseverance rover has identified a potential sign of past life on Mars — not a definitive detection, but perhaps the most compelling hint yet. A rock found on Mars last year continues to show signs consistent with past microbial life.
Can AIs suffer?

Can AIs suffer?

Aug 26, 2025 | Politics & Human Rights, Science

As first AI-led rights advocacy group is founded, industry is divided on whether models are, or can be, sentient.
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