The prehistoric species fighting for survival in Lough Neagh
Restrictions have been placed on fishing the critically-endangered European eel in Lough Neagh to try to restore the species
BBC
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Wildfires 'stark reminder' of extreme climate challenge, says William
The prince's warning comes as wildfires rage in parts of Europe and the UK during a spell of extreme heat.
BBC
Ilya Sutskever’s Safe Superintelligence partners with Nvidia to scale its AI research
After two years in stealth, Safe Superintelligence has announced a long-term partnership with Nvidia as it prepares to scale to its next phase.
TechCrunch
These insect submariners survive depths that should crush them
Lake fly larvae plunge more than 200 meters into Lake Malawi each day to hide from predators, using tiny air sacs to control their depth. A rubber-like material called resilin lets them expand or shrink the sacs by changing their pH. Their toughness challenges a popular explanation for why insects are absent from the open ocean.
ScienceDaily
Your dreams aren’t random. Your brain is rewriting reality
Dreams are not random mental noise. A large study of more than 3,700 dream and waking reports found that what we experience during sleep is shaped by both our personalities and the world around us. Rather than simply replaying daily events, the dreaming brain mixes memories, emotions, imagined possibilities, and familiar settings into vivid new scenarios.
ScienceDaily
Scientists reveal what sparkling water really does to your teeth
Unsweetened sparkling water may offer a tooth-friendlier alternative to sugary soda, according to a small preliminary study tracking how different drinks change mouth acidity. Soda caused the strongest and longest drop in salivary pH, while sparkling water produced only a temporary decline before saliva restored normal conditions. Importantly, acidity remained above the level associated with enamel damage.
ScienceDaily
500,000-year-old elephant bone hammer shows ancient humans were master toolmakers
Early humans in England crafted a rare piece of elephant bone into a reusable hammer for sharpening stone tools nearly 500,000 years ago. The extraordinary find reveals that ancient toolmakers were resourceful, skilled, and capable of surprisingly advanced planning.
ScienceDaily
UK's iconic Jodrell Bank telescope faces axe in science cuts
Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.
BBC
