Most of my students use AI, and I worry about its corrosive effects. We must not entrust tech companies with our long-term health, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the Universi...

Publish evidence & methodology for the 2026 visa brake, review the country and route list, and create transitional arrangements for applicants with confirmed university offers, scholarships, sponsored...

National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding

The UK has entered a new era of climate volatility, in which record breaking temperatures and droughts are expected rather than exceptional events.1 On 14 August, 71.3% of England was declared to be ...

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A small Finnish town has turned to the world's largest commercial sand battery to tackle a major hurdle in the energy transition: intermittency.

As revelations about Reform UK’s donors emerge, it’s clear that increasingly complex forms of patronage can’t be regulated effectively. We need a clean sweep, says columnist George Monbiot

Educators might treat AI as an integrity problem, but employers don’t. They need graduates who can decide when to trust the machine – and when not to. And that’s why you should design assessment that forces students to argue against AI

Imperial College scientists analysed health records before and after introduction of air pollution reduction zones Low emission and clean air zones attract controversy whenever they are proposed, but there is growing evidence that they work in improving air quality. The Bradford zone was followed by a reduction of about 25% in GP visits for heart and breathing problems and survey data shows that the central London zone was followed by a reduction in the likelihood of a person taking sick leave. Now analysis of health records has found emergency admissions to hospital reduced after the introduction of the T-charge and ultra-low emissions zone (Ulez) in central London. Continue reading...

Our roadmap has been shaped by experts across the world. We call on political leaders at all levels to use it, says Olivier De Schutter and others

A decision made 70 years ago to reforest vast swathes of Japan with just two kinds of tree has come back to haunt the country.

Lateral reading, self-nudging and a persistent refusal to feed the trolls are some of the ways one can better manage information.

Birds across Eastern England's arable landscapes are thriving on solar farms managed with nature in mind.

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Exclusive: finding out who owns land will become simpler under plans to make the best use of green spaces and hit net zero targets

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Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...

If the goal of teaching and education is for students to use what they learn beyond the classroom, that discomfort is the price we must pay. Contextual interference forces learners to determine what r...

Reduced feedback, and especially feedback that’s deliberately faded from specific to general, is a quiet but powerful way to shift responsibility from the teacher’s correction to the learner’s cognition. And that’s exactly what education is supposed to do.