The Guardian’s science editor, Ian Sample, talks to Madeleine Finlay about three eye-catching science stories from the week, including a study that explores the link between exercise and brain health. Also on the agenda: the discovery that hedgehogs can hear high-frequency ultrasound and what this could mean for their conservation,...
Trial opens in Miami for 4 men charged in Haitian President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination
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Report points to rotor problem in Arizona police helicopter crash that killed 2 during gunfight
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Paraguay lawmakers approve defense agreement allowing an increased US military presence
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Man convicted of killing his wife whose body was stuffed in a farm tank years ago
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Severe storms whip up tornadoes in Illinois and Indiana, leveling homes
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Texas man facing execution for fatally stabbing girlfriend and her 8-year-old son
A North Texas man is facing execution for fatally stabbing his girlfriend and her 8-year-old son nearly 13 years ago
Kaboom of the wild? Proposed howitzer testing in the Adirondacks alarms critics
An unprecedented proposal to create an artillery testing range in the Adirondack Park has stirred controversy
Why some airport security screeners will continue to get paid during the government shutdown
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