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1 day ago | 
theguardian.com | Michael Safi |Hannah Ellis-Petersen |Hattie Moir |Tony Onuchukwu |Sami Kent
On Saturday, Pakistan and India agreed a fragile ceasefire. The announcement, reports the south Asia correspondent Hannah Ellis-Petersen, was made after days of escalation between the two neighbours: drone and missile attacks; cross-border skirmishes; and a world watching on, hoping that these two nuclear states would not go any further. Yet while the US-brokered peace may have reduced the tension, the long-running dispute over Kashmir remains unresolved.
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6 days ago | 
theguardian.com | Tony Onuchukwu |Ian Sample
Science correspondent Hannah Devlin joins Ian Sample to discuss three intriguing science stories from the week, from a global study that puts the UK third from bottom when it comes to flourishing, to a man who intentionally suffered more than 200 snake bites in the quest to find a universal antivenom and a breakthrough in the quest to understand the contents of the charred Herculaneum scrolls buried when Mount Vesuvius erupted
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1 week ago | 
theguardian.com | Ian Sample |Ashifa Kassam |Jillian Ambrose |Tom Glasser |Madeleine Finlay |Tony Onuchukwu | +1 more
Presented by Ian Sample with Ashifa Kassam and Jillian Ambrose, produced by Tom Glasser and Madeleine Finlay, sound design by Tony Onuchukwu, the executive producer was Ellie BuryThu 1 May 2025 00.00 EDTAuthorities are still trying to understand what triggered the massive power outage that left the majority of the Iberian Peninsula without electricity on Monday.
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2 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Madeleine Finlay |Ian Sample |Rachel Porter |Tony Onuchukwu |Ellie Bury
Madeleine Finlay and Ian Sample discuss three intriguing science stories from the week. From a hint at alien life on a distant planet, to a clue in the search for answers over why colon cancer rates are rising in the under 50’s, and news from a group of scientists who claim to have experienced a colour no one has ever seen before.
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3 weeks ago | 
theguardian.com | Jessica Glenza |Ian Sample |Rachel Porter |Tony Onuchukwu |Ellie Bury
Presented by Ian Sample with Jessica Glenza, produced by Rachel Porter, sound design by Tony Onuchukwu, the executive producer is Ellie BuryThu 17 Apr 2025 00.00 EDTAs a measles outbreak expands across the US, comments by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr have come under scrutiny.
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Madeleine Finlay |Phoebe Weston |Tony Onuchukwu |Ellie Bury
Switzerland is leading the world in purifying its water of micropollutants, a concoction of chemicals often found in bodies of water that look crystal clear. They include common medicines like antidepressants and antihistamines, but have unknown and potentially damaging consequences for human and ecosystem health. In the second of a two-part series, Phoebe Weston travels to Geneva to find out how the country has transformed its rivers from sewage-filled health hazards to pristine swimming spots.
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Madeleine Finlay |Patrick Barkham |Tom Glasser |Tony Onuchukwu |Ellie Bury
Invertebrates don’t get the attention lavished on cute pets or apex predators, but these unsung heroes are some of the most impressive and resilient creatures on the planet. So when the Guardian opened its poll to find the world’s finest invertebrate, readers got in touch in their droves. A dazzling array of nominations have flown in for insects, arachnids, snails, crustaceans, corals and many more obscure creatures.
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Madeleine Finlay |Johana Bhuiyan |Tom Glasser |Tony Onuchukwu |Ellie Bury
The genetic testing firm 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, another twist in the story of a company that promised a pioneering approach to precision health. Now users are scrambling to delete their personal data, with the future ownership of the firm uncertain.
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1 month ago | 
theguardian.com | Madeleine Finlay |Ian Sample |Tony Onuchukwu |Ellie Bury
Dark energy, the mysterious force powering the expansion of the universe, appears to be weakening over time, according to a major cosmological survey that has thrown the laws of modern physics into doubt.
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2 months ago | 
theguardian.com | Ian Sample |Tony Onuchukwu |Ellie Bury
Many of us believe that cognitive decline is an inevitable part of ageing, but a new study looking at how our skills change with age challenges that idea. Ian Sample talks to Ludger Woessmann, a professor of economics at the university of Munich and one of the study’s authors, to find out how the team delved into the data to come to their conclusions, and what they discovered about how we can all maintain our faculties for as long as possible.
