Climate scientists at Rutgers University have mapped out the effects of six possible nuclear war scenarios.

What climate scientists believe life will be like after a nuclear war

The WHO has launched an open call to rename monkeypox.

Poxy McPoxface and TRUMP-22? The WHO looks to rename monkeypox

Despite Estonia being a small nation with a population of 1.3 million people, it has a strong cyber defence infrastructure that ranks third best in the world

Estonia hit by massive cyberattack amid tensions with Russia

Lumirithmic, a london-based startup from the Imperial College London, has developed a low-cost 3D face capture technology using AI for use in the metaverse

Bring your digital twin into the metaverse thanks to AI face capture

New research has found a potential link between dairy milk consumption and healthier brain ageing,

Drinking 3 cups of milk a day could prevent Alzheimer's, study says

Price hikes in food and energy are among factors that are contributing to record inflation in Europe

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The starch in unripe bananas can help prevent certain types of cancer, a study found

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Examples of Russia Today articles that have made it past the EU ban on RT content.

How RT misinformation on Ukraine is circumventing EU’s sanctions

Elon Musk has been allowed access to documents belonging to Twitter's former executive

Twitter ordered to hand over former exec's documents to Elon Musk

Money

The US continues to be the leading user of cryptocurrency in the world, followed by Ukraine.

Are these the 10 most crypto-friendly countries in the world?

Stablecoins like Luna were designed to be more of a reliable investment than altcoins.

Terra CEO Do Kwon: 'I alone am responsible for any weaknesses'

The cryptocurrency has been working to shift to the proof-of-stake model, which uses less energy to mint tokens and verify transactions.

Ethereum takes a big step to becoming greener

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DeFi offers to replace banks and other trusted financial third parties with smart contracts on the blockchain

DeFi explained: What is it and will it replace banks?

Meta has recently announced plans to build a metaverse, a fully realised immersive virtual social world.

Explained: What is the metaverse and what will it mean for you?

Blockchains have become popular over the past few years because they allow us to secure and verify all kinds of data in a decentralised network that cannot be altered.

Explaining blockchain: How exactly does the technology work?

Rethink

Jamila Bargach has found a way to harvest drinking water from fog to overcome droughts in Morocco

How harvesting fog to make water is tackling droughts in Morocco

Could remote working be key to saving our planet and making us happier?

Is reshaping how we use our cities the key to leading happier lives?

Elemental Water Makers built a solar-powered system for desalination

Can solar-powered desalination solve the world’s growing water crisis?

Dr David Erritzoe Clinical director of the Centre for Psychedelic Research Imperial College London

Meet the man testing psychedelics to solve the mental health crisis

Work

Zurich was ranked the world's most expensive city for expats

This European country is the most expensive to live and work abroad in

The trend of digital nomading is still going strong. A new salary calculator can tell you what you could earn in your job abroad.

This is how much you could earn in your job if you moved abroad

Certain degrees lead to certain jobs which, on average, offer higher salaries than others – but what are they?

Which university degrees will earn you the most money?

With the cost of living going up, is continuing up the ladder in your current job or changing career the best solution?

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Mobility

A BMW iX similar to the vehicle involved in the four-car collision in southern Germany on Monday.

BMW test car involved in fatal crash in Germany 'wasn't self-driving'

The Strawberry Supermoon sets in front of the NASA Artemis rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard on pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center, Wednesday, June 15, 2022

The Moon then Mars? NASA is readying itself to land humans by 2025

The full moon rises behind the buildings of the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, August 11, 2022.

In pictures: Stargazers enjoy the last supermoon of 2022

Health

Jason Grant's appointment as a period dignity officer in Scotland has sparked outrage.

Outrage after man appointed Scotland’s first 'period dignity officer'

A dog in France caught monkeypox from its owner. Is transmission to our pets something to worry about?

Are pets at risk of catching monkeypox from their owners?

But just because it’s hot out doesn’t mean you need to bin your workout routine completely, if you normally exercise and feel the need for some physical activity.

How to exercise in a heatwave safely, according to the experts

Scotland has made it the law for public settings to provide period products.

Access to free period products becomes legal right in Scotland

Home

Vienna, Austria, came out on top as the most liveable city in the world in 2022.

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An artist's impression of part of The Line

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Europe is facing a growing energy crisis, set to be exascerbated this winter by a cut in Russian gas supplies.

Can Europe survive winter this year without Russian gas?

Opinion

Despite the Terra Luna collapse, stablecoins aren't going anywhere anytime soon.

Terra Luna crash made headlines but stablecoins are here to stay

Doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine carry out the world's first pig-to-human heart transplant.

Why the 'Frankenscience' of animal-to-human transplants must stop

Cryptocurrency was designed to be decentralised and

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The Russian pipe-laying ship 'Akademik Tscherski' which is on deployment for the further construction of the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline.

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