Reports and Studies

Gamers at risk of irreversible hearing loss and tinnitus, study suggests

People who play video games are at risk of damaging their hearing due to potentially unsafe sound levels, a study…

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Fly-tipping forces landowners to turn farms into ‘forts’

Fly-tipping in England had to be cleaned up 1.08 million times by local councils in 2022-23, the latest government figures…

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Flood defence policy flawed, say MPs

The government must do more to protect homes in England from flooding, according to a cross-party committee of MPs. A…

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Cloned rhesus monkey created to speed medical research

Chinese researchers have cloned the first rhesus monkey, a species which is widely used in medical research because its physiology…

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A23a: Spectacular arches, caves as monster iceberg decays

Erosion is sculpting dramatic features into the world’s biggest iceberg in what’s likely to be the final months of its…

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How 2023 surprised climate scientists

In a surprising turn of events, the year 2023 shattered expectations and marked a significant turning point for global climate…

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Disease X could be 20 times deadlier than COVID-19, What Is Disease X?

In the wake of recent global health crises, the World Economic Forum is set to convene in Davos, Switzerland next…

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Britain to designate Hizb ut-Tahrir as a ‘terrorist’ group

Britain has moved to ban the group Hizb ut-Tahrir, saying it is anti-Semitic and should be designated as a “terrorist”…

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Pothole reports hit a five-year high in 2023

Potholes caused misery in 2023 on a scale not seen in years, but scientists hope technology like self-healing roads will…

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Aliens found in Peru turned out to be dolls made from bones

Last year, Peruvian customs agents caused a stir when they captured a group of mysterious figures believed to be aliens. …

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