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Autumn Paints Poland’s Bieszczady Mountains
Fall color covers the forested slopes of Bieszczady National Park, while patches of polonina, a type of high-mountain meadow, have turned tan.
Inside Chicago’s battle against the synthetic drugs flooding the US
A new wave of synthetic drugs is sweeping across the United States, raising fear of a worsening drug crisis. The BBC’s Quentin Sommerville reports from…
Heat-storing gels regulate building temp to slash energy bills
An emerging class of heat-storing gels is out to reduce the energy our buildings burn on heating and cooling. Initial tests look promising, so researchers…
The problem with telling people the world is ending
In the face of terrible crises, it can feel right to shock people into action. But what if that has the opposite effect?These days, it’s…
Chinese Court Jails Aiyifan Operator, U.S. Judge Won’t Transfer Pirate Site’s Domains
A Shanghai court confirmed the criminal conviction of Wang Jianyang, one of the operators of pirate streaming platform Aiyifan. In a parallel case, a Florida…
Ending corridor care in hospitals for children will be a priority, says health secretary
Yvette Cooper also announces £140m investment in England’s urgent care system, ahead of winter.
Japan to launch world-first mission to collect samples from Martian moon
Japanese space agency leads five-year mission to Phobos, one of ‘most important unclimbed mountains in the solar system’Japan is to launch a spacecraft on the…
Killer cotton eradicates microbes using ordinary white light
There could be new hope in the fight against hospital-acquired infections. Spanish scientists have developed an experimental type of self-disinfecting cotton fabric, which is activated…
Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests
Warm homes plan would create 50,000 jobs, compared with about 1,100 for Rosebank oilfield, thinktank findsInsulating Britain’s homes and investing in heat pumps would do…