As a companion to the Guardian’s Missing in the Amazon, the global environment editor Jon Watts goes in search of answers to the question Dom Phillips was investigating when he was murdered: how can we save the Amazon? In episode one of a three-part series, Watts explores what’s at stake...
New blood test for coeliac disease can diagnose autoimmune condition without need to eat gluten
Australian researchers hope test is a ‘game-changer’ for diagnosing those following a strict gluten-free diet Coeliacs may soon no longer need to eat large amounts of gluten – the very thing suspected of making them sick – to get an accurate diagnosis. Australian research published on Tuesday in the journal...
New disputes emerge ahead of US-China trade talks in London
U.S.-China trade talks in London this week are expected to take up a series of disputes that have buffeted relations
At least 2 people killed as storms push through South
Two people were killed by falling trees as a line of severe storms pushed through the South over the weekend
As the UN Ocean Conference opens in France, a push to turn promises into protection
The U.N. Ocean Conference is opening in France as pressure mounts to turn promises into action on protecting the ocean
A New Orleans police officer who fatally shot a puppy will face a jury lawsuit trial
A New Orleans police officer who shot and killed a puppy is being sued by the dog’s owners in federal court
Miscarriages of justice more likely due to forensic science crisis, report finds
Inquiry warns of rising risk in England and Wales of biased investigations, wrongful convictions and cases collapsing due to missing evidence The forensic science sector is in a “graveyard spiral”, according to a parliamentary inquiry that has warned of biased criminal investigations, a rising risk of wrongful convictions, and murder...
Starwatch: sanguine Antares contrasts with silver light of the moon
Shining blood red above the horizon in the UK, the star is 15th brightest in night sky and 15 times mass of the sun Summer in the UK and similar northern latitudes is the best time of year to catch sight of the zodiacal constellation Scorpius, the scorpion. The constellation...
Chris Hadfield: ‘Worst space chore? Fixing the toilet. It’s even worse when it’s weightless’
Canada’s most famous astronaut on his unusual party trick, predictions on extraterrestrial life and favourite space movies What’s the most chaotic thing that’s ever happened to you in space? Launch – you go from no speed at all to 17,500 miles an hour in under nine minutes. The chaos is...
‘Ticking timebomb’: sea acidity has reached critical levels, threatening entire ecosystems – study
Ocean acidification has already crossed a crucial threshold for planetary health, scientists say in unexpected finding More on this story: The scientists warning the world about ocean acidification – ‘evil twin’ of the climate crisis The world’s oceans are in worse health than realised, scientists have said today, as they...