Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England
Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growthThe Conservatives will announce a bonfire of regulations…
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Mapping the Gaps in NASA’s Return to the Moon, featuring Richard Spolzino
“I want to be able to look at a rocket launch and say, ‘I touched a piece of this.’” That’s how Richard Spolzino describes the…
Do humans really have a ‘lizard brain’ lurking beneath our rational minds?
It’s a powerful analogy that captured the popular imagination, but the biological reality is quite differentHumans have a cognitive quirk for the number three. Think…
Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires
FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as survey highlights many fire services lack proper protective gearThe government quietly scrapped plans to prepare the countryside…
APOD: 2026 October 4 – Supernumerary Rainbows over New Jersey
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 4 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the…
NHS cuts British forces’ waiting times by a month in targeted campaign
The NHS has cut waiting times for serving soldiers, sailors and air crew by more than 4 weeks, thanks to a targeted campaign to get…
Does image show bison herd protecting hiker from wildfire?
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What to know about the Kelvin wave raising the sea level along the West Coast
Kelvin waves are not like tsunamis, and they don’t curl over and crash on the beach. A better image is water sloshing in the bathtub…
Two U.S. Site-Blocking Bills Compete Over VPN Rules and ISP Liability
The two competing pirate site-blocking bills that were introduced in Congress recently take different approached. While Rep. Darrell Issa’s ACPA targets VPNs and provides broad…
Pluralistic: Economic probabilities for our grandchildren (03 Oct 2026)
Today’s links Economic probabilities for our grandchildren: If only data centers would stop hogging all the copper. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object…