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What music reveals about the human brain
During conversation, our brains are constantly predicting which word comes next. That ability helps us understand speech in a noisy café, or anticipate a friend’s next sentence. This skill for prediction is also linked
31 July 2026
Sun, salt, sand: how Malta became a testing ground for solar power
With around 3 000 hours of sunshine a year, Malta is ideally placed to harness the sun’s energy. But its scorching summers, salty sea air and occasional Saharan dust storms also make it one of Europe’s
31 July 2026
‘I can’t work in the farce of climate change cruise tourism anymore’: why Antarctic guides quit their dream jobs
Zdenka Sokolickova, University of Groningen; Christy Hehir, University of Surrey, and Elizabeth Cooper, University of Groningen “You’d see massive glacier calvings, and you’d just want to cry. But all the guests would be cheering.
31 July 2026
A 1952 Pan Am plane crash transformed passenger safety procedures – a former airline pilot explains how
Marco Chan, Kingston University On Good Friday, April 11 1952, a Pan American Douglas DC-4 named Clipper Endeavor took off from San Juan in Puerto Rico, bound for New York. On board were 64
30 July 2026
How do scientists know if climate change made a heat wave, extreme storm or wildfire worse?
Ph. People try to stay cool on the sweltering streets of Manhattan during a heat wave in July 2025. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Kevin T. Smiley, Louisiana State University ; Deepti Singh, Washington State University;
29 July 2026
Lessons from South Africa on how parks and community gardens can help cities adapt to climate change
Jan Hugo, University of Pretoria; Chrisna du Plessis, University of Pretoria, and Karina Landman Climate change is affecting cities more and more. This creates major challenges, but it also gives fast-growing cities, especially in
29 July 2026
The World Cup was meant to be carbon‑neutral. FIFA hasn’t released the figures, so we built a computer model to check
Ronnie Das, The University of Western Australia; Audencia and Sara Louise Walker, University of Birmingham In 2018, when the United States, Canada and Mexico bid to host the World Cup, their pitch included a
28 July 2026
Colorado prepares for screwworms, as the pest that was eradicated in 1966 returns to the US
Ph. New World screwworm flies lay their eggs in the living tissue of warm-blooded animals. Ramdan Fatoni/iStock via Getty Images Sarah Tomlinson, Colorado State University New World screwworm, a concerning pest that mainly impacts
28 July 2026