1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (373+ words) Met Office says temperatures are tracking ahead of 2022 after year of heatwaves and drought, though late cold spell could yet intervene Forecasters say 2025 is "more likely than not" to break the record for the hottest year in the UK since…...

2+ hour, 49+ min ago  (164+ words) Scientists are beginning to understand that ageing is not simply a linear process and we age, according to recent research, in three accelerated bursts: at about 40, 60 and 80 years old. In this episode from July, Ian Sample talks to Stanford University's…...

6+ hour, 49+ min ago  (217+ words) The US economy is pumped up on tech-bro vanity. The inevitable correction must prompt a global conversation about intelligent machines, regulation and risk Alphabet (Google's parent company), Amazon, Apple, Meta (formerly Facebook) and Microsoft, which has a $135bn stake in OpenAI,…...

8+ hour, 38+ min ago  (597+ words) Biologist says specimen filmed by a Victorian fisher is "unusual, but not a rare albino as some had wondered Cody Stylianou thought he saw a huge trout. But, skimming just below the surface, it was moving differently than a fish…...

9+ hour, 55+ min ago  (575+ words) An atmospheric river is forecast to drive storms across the state this week, bringing rain, high winds and risk of floods One person has died in California amid heavy flooding, as residents across the state brace for a week of…...

11+ hour, 54+ min ago  (267+ words) Cody Stylianou filmed this 'pink' platypus at a Gippsland fishing spot " a location he is keeping secret to protect the rare animal. Stylianou had been on his first trout fishing trip of the season in September when he saw the…...

12+ hour, 14+ min ago  (472+ words) One person has died amid flooding and an atmospheric river is forecast to drive storms across the state this week One person has died in California amid heavy flooding, as residents across the state brace for a week of brutal…...

13+ hour ago  (361+ words) Black Diamond Pool eruption provides dramatic footage after being captured on official camera A hot spring in Yellowstone national park that erupts sporadically was captured on an official camera exploding in spectacular muddy plumes at the weekend. Volcanic experts at…...

13+ hour, 38+ min ago  (592+ words) Biologist says monotreme a Victorian fisher has nicknamed Pinky is "unusual but not exceptional" Cody Stylianou thought he saw a huge trout. But, skimming just below the surface, it was moving differently than a fish would. The creature surfaced and,…...

13+ hour, 43+ min ago  (580+ words) Platform with 700m users worldwide says it is investigating after Anna's Archive claims to have accessed tracks and metadata An activist group has claimed to have scraped millions of tracks from Spotify and is preparing to release them online. Observers said…...