How do air conditioners work, and what is the effect on the environment?
As record heatwaves boost demand for cooling, air conditioning becomes vital – but with a steep environmental cost.
Month: July 2025
UK blasts Hong Kong rewards for help to catch activists overseas
UK Foreign Secretary Lammy, Home Secretary Cooper call on China to stop targeting opposition voices living in Britain.
‘My dad started spying on my mum’ – the drugs causing sexual urges
The prescribed medication, taken for movement disorders, can have extreme side effects.
UK condemns Hong Kong cash offer for help in arresting activists
David Lammy and Yvette Cooper describe the bounties as “another example of transnational repression”.
Artist explores the toxic mining legacy of Zambia’s ‘black mountains’
A major exhibition about the dangerous lives of the boys and young men who scour slag heaps in search of copper.
School-leavers losing their lives for Russia in Putin’s war with Ukraine
Russia has promised that no 18-year-olds will be sent to fight in Ukraine, but the BBC finds many have already been killed.
Thais and Cambodians slug it out on social media, as border tensions flare
A war of words is raging on social media, a years-long battleground for Thais and Cambodians.
Science news this week: Wolves help restore trees in Yellowstone and the largest interstellar object ever seen
July 26, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over
Scientists gave mice flu vaccines by flossing their tiny teeth — and it worked
In a proof-of-concept study, scientists have shown that flossing your teeth could be a way to deliver vaccinations that protect you against viruses.
A doomed exoplanet is caught in a ‘death spiral’ around its star. Can it survive?
A massive doomed exoplanet on a death spiral toward its parent star has three possible catastrophic fates.
Malpractice Killed Mom; Opioid Giant Avoided Payout; Landmark Trial Questioned
This is a MedPage Today story. Welcome to the latest edition of Investigative Roundup, highlighting some of the best investigative reporting on healthcare each week.
Tens of thousands flee their homes as Thailand and Cambodia clash
Tens of thousands of people sought refuge as border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia entered its third day Saturday, heightening fears of an extended conflict
U.S. government analysis found no evidence of massive Hamas theft of Gaza aid
An internal U.S. government analysis found no evidence of systematic theft by the Palestinian militant group Hamas of U.S.-funded humanitarian supplies, challenging the main rationale
Chappell Roan’s new U.S. tour will “stand up” against “brutal” treatment of trans girls
Queer pop star Chappell Roan is heading out on tour and has pledged to donate a portion of ticket sales to trans organizations. On Thursday