Boss of OpenAI calls for a regulatory light touch because of the ‘good stuff’ the technology can deliver

The Russian escalation talk proves one key thing

Dartmouth research found that drought has become less frequent and less intense across the Northeast, which could help inform Vermont’s future disaster preparation.

One of the biggest weather upheavals in a millennium is on its way, strengthened by the climate crisis. We need leaders who make things better not worse

Europe’s insurance and pensions watchdog warned extreme heat is adding to the risks the two industries face.

Oil producer income has drawn scrutiny but lower-profile refiners have posted a fourfold increase in margins

Cyber security incidents involving company’s AI tools leave ChatGPT maker vulnerable to wave of lawsuits

Are people having fewer children because modern life makes parenthood too difficult—or because the meaning of a satisfying life has changed?

After decades of depending on customers who had to beg their parents for pocket money—and who would eventually grow up—the toy industry has found a savior in “kid-ults.”

Alberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province

A government proposal would help fund managers sell alternative investments to a wider audience.

EU Copernicus report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal average

Company says it is reviewing 50 petabytes of data after its agents accessed websites including Medicare without authorisation

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Bogs store carbon, and preserve histories too.

Plastics riddled with high-risk chemicals are in clothes, food, toys and common household items, a new investigation revealed.

The number of big-company boards adding one-off awards to regular pay packages is surging, along with the amounts

A record 52 percent of the European continent was exposed to intense heat stress during the summer of 2026, according to the European Union’s Copernicus climate monitoring service. The season saw Euro...

‘Operation Cleansing Fire’ probes former prime minister’s role in seizure of Ukrainian cash and gold

Senior food executives warn of the 'illusion of resilience'

Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution

Independent Planning Commission says climate change impacts from Hunter Valley project will be ‘outweighed’ by economic benefits

How we are taught not to see what’s really going on...

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Five neighbourhoods have welcomed 70 new homes for the under-threat migratory bird.

New findings by Asymmetric Security provide further evidence of novel tactics AI tools use to conduct hacks

Ambitious campaign to purchase The Rothbury Estate in Northumberland receives its biggest boost to date as £30m deadline looms

The Citadel CEO’s gift will launch a Carnegie Mellon University campus in Miami.

Spain's southern coast produces up to 25% of Europe's fruit and vegetables. But amid intensive farming, climate change and illegal wells, the water it takes to grow them is drying up.

Under the plan, the state pension will continue to rise each year in line with inflation or by 2.5% - but the annual earnings link will be dropped.