‘A lot of sadness’ after 17th century landmark that escaped demolition in the 1980s goes up in flames

New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis More than 450,000 people are projected to die from the additional heat brought by the super El Niño in the next six months, according to estimates by climate scientists. The toll is on top of the early deaths resulting from temperatures already driven up by the climate crisis. It will strike across the globe, from Indonesia to India, and Nigeria to the US. Many further deaths are expected from the droughts, wildfires and flooding that El Niños bring. Continue reading...

We have breached 7 out of 9 Planetary Boundaries.The Planetary Health Check 2026 makes it clear: We have to act now.

Der Bundeskanzler kritisiert das Nebeneinander von privater und gesetzlicher Krankenversicherung. Kurz darauf relativiert eine Regierungssprecherin die Aussage.

Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’ On her first day as an expert author on the world’s most important climate reports, Prof Julia Steinberger knew nobody else, so she sat down at a stranger’s table for breakfast. “Hi, I’m Julia. I’m from the University of Lausanne,” she said. The man across the table replied: “I’m Mustafa Babiker. I work with Saudi Aramco.” Continue reading...

Berlin (dpo) - Endlich unternimmt die Bundesregierung etwas gegen die überbordende Bürokratie in Deutschland: Anstelle des neu eingeführten Tankrabatt

Das Wirtschaftsministerium hält Lobbytreffen zum Heizungsgesetz geheim. Eine Kleine Anfrage der Grünen bleibt fast unbeantwortet.

Multi-agent AI science ecosystems rely on agents possessing tools that allow them to communicate, coordinate, and build on each other's work. Yet this shared infrastructure can also introduce vulnerab...

Leo Löwenthal warned that far-right agitation turns psychoanalysis on its head, making followers paranoid rather than healing them.

Der Bund will beim Wohngeld sparen, aber Agrarsubventionen verteilt er immer lockerer. Agrarminister Rainers Begründung ist hanebüchen.

Auf dem G20-Gipfel diese Woche treffen sich auch Wissenschafts- und Innovationsminister. Dabei dominiert vor allem ein Thema: künstliche Intelligenz.

Global temperature rise is set to cross 1.5°C, likely within the next few years, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous heights, but it is still possible to bring temperatures dow...

An Ohio principal who lost his job after taking in a homeless student says he would make the same decision again.

Grün-Schwarz will in Baden-Württemberg als erstem Bundesland doppelte KI-Videoüberwachung ausrollen: Kameras, die Menschen auf verdächtiges Verhalten überprüfen und sie gleichzeitig mit Gesichtserkenn...

Am Donnerstag lieferte sich Kanzler Merz im TV einen Schlagabtausch mit einer Kinderärztin. Der soll hinter den Kulissen weitergegangen sein.

Einem Manager des halbstaatlichen Gründerfonds HTGF gefiel die Energiepolitik von Wirtschaftsministerin Reiche nicht. Nun ist er seinen Job los.

At least three exhibitors have reported having their equipment stolen overnight at Gamescom…

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Social media platforms face public ire after fatal crash involving teenagers filming themselves driving on wrong side

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American actress Hayden Panettiere, famed for roles in television shows such as "Nashville" and "Heroes," has died aged 36, her family said ​in a statement issued by her publicist on Sunday.

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His family said it was "in shock to have lost this amazing father, partner, brother, uncle and son" after the academic was found dead in London on Friday.

Kernfusion bleibt der Bundesregierung wichtig, aber sonst soll bei der Energieforschung heftig gekürzt werden. Unklar ist, woher der Druck kam.