Scientists are working to make renewable technologies more efficient by studying ultra-thin materials known as two-dimensional (2D) materials. These materials could open new pathways for producing essential chemicals like ammonia, a key ingredient in fertilizer, through cleaner and more sustainable methods. Among these materials, a family called MXenes stands out. MXenes are low-dimensional compounds capable…
Antarctica faces the possibility of sudden and potentially irreversible changes to its ice, oceans, and ecosystems. Scientists warn that without a sharp global reduction in carbon emissions, these transformations could have serious effects not only for the continent but also for Australia and the rest of the planet. The warning comes from new research published…
Lyndsey TelfordBBC News NI BBC Nicola Hutton contacted Billy Cullen, who was in need of a kidney transplant, following an appeal for a donor A Belfast woman who “strung along” a seriously ill man with lies that she would donate her kidney to him has been branded “callous” and “not human”. On Thursday, Nicola Hutton,…
This episode of Sliced Bread looks at the myths behind cough and cold treatments. Source link
After a whirlwind year, CMAT tells Nick Grimshaw that she’s found a new way to relax. Source link
Published November 6, 2025 Barcelona-based brand Desigual is strengthening its ties with the French market. The brand has unveiled a new collaboration with Parisian house Egonlab: a capsule that fuses creative rebellion with the Catalan brand’s signature optimism. The collection, available from November 6 on Desigual’s e-commerce platform and in select stores, brings together the design…
An international team led by ICREA researcher Mark Gieles from the Institute of Cosmos Sciences of the University of Barcelona (ICCUB) and the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC) has created a new model that sheds light on how extremely massive stars (EMS), with more than 1,000 times the mass of the Sun, shaped…
For many years, scientists have believed that dark matter and dark energy make up most of the cosmos. But new research challenges that view, suggesting these mysterious components might not exist at all. Instead, the effects we attribute to them could arise naturally if the fundamental forces of the universe slowly weaken as it grows…
In a special live episode, What’s up Docs? explores the wonders of the human heart. Source link
The July 2025 budget reconciliation law, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, established the Rural Health Transformation Program (referred to here as the “rural health fund”), which will distribute $50 billion to states with approved applications. The rural health fund was created to help offset the impact on rural areas of the law—which includes…
