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{ "ok": true, "items": [ { "id": "0e11fb2d8b76fe3007c3e2a38e666cffd14a09c3", "source_id": "guardian_science", "source": "The Guardian — Science", "category": "science", "engine": "rss", "title": "Can humans hibernate their way to Mars?", "summary": "Scientists are trying to recreate the biology that lets animals survive months without food or water, in hopes of making deep-space travel possibleLong-term space travel is bad for your health. Very bad. Being in space exposes humans to dangerously high levels of radiation; extended exposure to microgravity can damage a range of organ systems, including muscles, bones and eyes. Living for months or years in tight quarters can have severe psychological effects.The key to solving these problems could be a 250m-year-old physiological strategy that allows mammals, birds, fish and other animals to survive extreme scarcity by essentially going offline: hibernation. When they hibernate, animals almost completely switch off their bodily functions; they don’t eat, drink or move, and just as importantly, aren’t hungry, or thirsty and don’t seem to suffer from the cold. This remarkable ability cou…", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/ng-interactive/2026/jul/14/human-hibernation-space-mars", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-14T11:00:24+00:00", "score": 79.76, "color": "#7cff9e", "raw": { "title": "Can humans hibernate their way to Mars?", "summary": "<p>Scientists are trying to recreate the biology that lets animals survive months without food or water, in hopes of making deep-space travel possible</p><p>Long-term space travel is bad for your health. Very bad. Being in space exposes humans to dangerously high levels of radiation; extended exposure to microgravity can damage a range of organ systems, including muscles, bones and eyes. Living for months or years in tight quarters can have severe psychological effects.</p><p>The key to solving these problems could be a 250m-year-old physiological strategy that allows mammals, birds, fish and other animals to survive extreme scarcity by essentially going offline: hibernation. When they hibernate, animals almost completely switch off their bodily functions; they don’t eat, drink or move, and just as importantly, aren’t hungry, or thirsty and don’t seem to suffer from the cold. This remarkable ability could prove crucial in helping humans get to Mars and beyond – and could also help save lives on Earth.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/science/ng-interactive/2026/jul/14/human-hibernation-space-mars\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/ng-interactive/2026/jul/14/human-hibernation-space-mars", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:00:24 GMT" } }, { "id": "9794a3716e9988fcf1e8a20a2a955fe6350320e6", "source_id": "guardian_science", "source": "The Guardian — Science", "category": "science", "engine": "rss", "title": "Sale of multimillion-dollar T rex skeleton is big headache for scientists", "summary": "Palaeontologists warn before auction at Sotheby’s in New York that super-rich collectors are harming researchWith its dagger-like teeth, bone-crushing bite and behemothic size, the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex ruled western North America during the late Cretaceous period. Now its fossilised remains are about to dominate the auction house, with a price tag to terrify punters.On Tuesday, one of the largest and most complete T rex skeletons discovered to date is to be auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York with an estimated sale price of $20m-$30m (£15m-£22.4m). Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/14/t-rex-skeleton-sothebys-auction-new-york-scientists", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-14T04:00:20+00:00", "score": 76.35, "color": "#7cff9e", "raw": { "title": "Sale of multimillion-dollar T rex skeleton is big headache for scientists", "summary": "<p>Palaeontologists warn before auction at Sotheby’s in New York that super-rich collectors are harming research</p><p>With its dagger-like teeth, bone-crushing bite and behemothic size, the fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex ruled western North America during the late Cretaceous period. Now its fossilised remains are about to dominate the auction house, with a price tag to terrify punters.</p><p>On Tuesday, one of the largest and most complete T rex skeletons discovered to date is to be auctioned by Sotheby’s in New York with an estimated sale price of $20m-$30m (£15m-£22.4m).</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/14/t-rex-skeleton-sothebys-auction-new-york-scientists\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/14/t-rex-skeleton-sothebys-auction-new-york-scientists", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:00:20 GMT" } }, { "id": "2069229822bf503acb192f3462a045f0f1cf95bc", "source_id": "guardian_science", "source": "The Guardian — Science", "category": "science", "engine": "rss", "title": "Giving nature a say: why Scottish marine scientists appointed the ocean to their board", "summary": "As the rights of nature are increasingly being recognised, the Scottish Association for Marine Science is the latest organisation to make the ocean a trusteeIn a boardroom in an office building in Oban, a picturesque town on the west coast of Scotland, trustees attending meetings have long been able to see the breaking waves of the Atlantic through the windows. But since last month, the ocean has also been present in the room, with an unusual new initiative ensuring that it now has a say on decisions shaping the future of the 140-year-old Scottish Association for Marine Science (Sams).Sams was set up during the Scottish Enlightenment, a time of growing interest in oceanography when nature was seen as something to be dominated and exploited. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/14/scottish-marine-scientists-ocean-board-trustees", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-14T06:00:23+00:00", "score": 77.33, "color": "#7cff9e", "raw": { "title": "Giving nature a say: why Scottish marine scientists appointed the ocean to their board", "summary": "<p>As the rights of nature are increasingly being recognised, the Scottish Association for Marine Science is the latest organisation to make the ocean a trustee</p><p>In a boardroom in an office building in Oban, a picturesque town on the west coast of Scotland, trustees attending meetings have long been able to see the breaking waves of the Atlantic through the windows. But since last month, the ocean has also been present in the room, with an unusual new initiative ensuring that it now has a say on decisions shaping the future of the 140-year-old Scottish Association for Marine Science (Sams).</p><p>Sams was set up during the Scottish Enlightenment, a time of growing interest in oceanography when nature was seen as something to be dominated and exploited.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/14/scottish-marine-scientists-ocean-board-trustees\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/14/scottish-marine-scientists-ocean-board-trustees", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:00:23 GMT" } }, { "id": "48f6253c8e0ee183f4e9d68bd62c7a0221917da7", "source_id": "guardian_science", "source": "The Guardian — Science", "category": "science", "engine": "rss", "title": "Fungi: the invisible force protecting our planet – podcast", "summary": "Scientists often talk about the importance of flora and fauna to the health of our planet, but Dr Toby Kiers, an evolutionary biologist and founder of the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks, wants us to consider another force: fungi. Her work charting the planet’s vital underground systems has earned her numerous awards, including a MacArthur fellowship and a Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (sometimes called the ‘green’ Nobel). She tells Ian Sample about her work mapping fungal networks on the remote Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, and what the research reveals about fungi’s often invisible roleSubterranean fungi networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length, study findsSupport the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/jul/14/fungi-the-invisible-force-protecting-our-planet-podcast", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-14T04:00:19+00:00", "score": 76.35, "color": "#7cff9e", "raw": { "title": "Fungi: the invisible force protecting our planet – podcast", "summary": "<p>Scientists often talk about the importance of flora and fauna to the health of our planet, but Dr Toby Kiers, an evolutionary biologist and founder of the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks, wants us to consider another force: fungi. Her work charting the planet’s vital underground systems has earned her numerous awards, including a MacArthur fellowship and a Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (sometimes called the ‘green’ Nobel). She tells Ian Sample about her work mapping fungal networks on the remote Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Ocean, and what the research reveals about fungi’s often invisible role</p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/11/arbuscular-mycorrhizal-fungi-plant-life-climate-global-mapping-study\">Subterranean fungi networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length, study finds</a></p><p>Support the Guardian: <a href=\"http://theguardian.com/sciencepod\">theguardian.com/sciencepod</a></p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/jul/14/fungi-the-invisible-force-protecting-our-planet-podcast\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/jul/14/fungi-the-invisible-force-protecting-our-planet-podcast", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:00:19 GMT" } }, { "id": "8a8d07a42ac0e9c6f54fa951a3b492dadf5b20ac", "source_id": "guardian_science", "source": "The Guardian — Science", "category": "science", "engine": "rss", "title": "Heat can be deadly, but sunshine itself? Science says we could use more of it | Rowan Jacobsen", "summary": "Extreme exposure should be avoided, but we’ve gone too far the other way – enjoyed safely, the sun can have enormous health benefitsHigh summer has returned to the UK, and with it, the usual warnings about the dangers of sunlight and reminders to seek shade and cover up. After years of such advice, most members of the public naturally assume that the science connecting sun exposure to poor health is well established, so people are often shocked to learn that the opposite is true: those who spend more time in the sun tend to be healthier. A lot healthier.I know because I began researching the subject nine years ago after stumbling upon some studies – and I’ve stayed on the case ever since, now summarising everything we know in my new book, In Defense of Sunlight. It contains good news for many people: we don’t have to fear the sun nearly as much as we thought. In fact, most of us could b…", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/14/sun-health-outdoors-heatwave-daylight-science", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-14T07:00:23+00:00", "score": 77.81, "color": "#7cff9e", "raw": { "title": "Heat can be deadly, but sunshine itself? Science says we could use more of it | Rowan Jacobsen", "summary": "<p>Extreme exposure<strong> </strong>should be avoided, but we’ve gone too far the other way – enjoyed safely, the sun can have enormous health benefits</p><p>High summer <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/summer\">has returned to the UK</a>, and with it, the usual warnings about the dangers of sunlight and reminders to seek shade and cover up. After years of such advice, most members of the public naturally assume that the science connecting sun exposure to poor health is well established, so people are often shocked to learn that the opposite is true: those who spend more time in the sun tend to be healthier. A <em>lot</em> healthier.</p><p>I know because I began researching the subject nine years ago after stumbling upon some studies – and I’ve stayed on the case ever since, now summarising everything we know in my new book, <a href=\"https://guardianbookshop.com/in-defense-of-sunlight-9781668092163?utm_source=editoriallink&utm_medium=merch&utm_campaign=article\">In Defense of Sunlight</a>. It contains good news for many people: we don’t have to fear the sun nearly as much as we thought. In fact, most of us could benefit from a bit more exposure.</p><p>Rowan Jacobsen is a former Knight Science Journalism Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a media fellow at the Nova Institute for Health in Baltimore. His book <a href=\"https://guardianbookshop.com/in-defense-of-sunlight-9781668092163?utm_source=editoriallink&utm_medium=merch&utm_campaign=article\">In Defense of Sunlight: The Surprising Science of Sun Exposure</a> is published this month</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/14/sun-health-outdoors-heatwave-daylight-science\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/14/sun-health-outdoors-heatwave-daylight-science", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:00:23 GMT" } }, { "id": "9fe412745dde5bff9d6b12a0f9befd85a6b4a0d9", "source_id": "guardian_science", "source": "The Guardian — Science", "category": "science", "engine": "rss", "title": "Young crescent moon to meet Venus in evening twilight", "summary": "Alignment will be one of the prettiest naked-eye sights of the month, if the sky is clearTwo celestial beauties line up on Friday when the young crescent moon meets brilliant Venus in the evening twilight. It will be one of the prettiest naked-eye sights of the month, so long, of course, as the clouds behave.The chart shows the view looking west from London at 10pm BST. By that time the sun will have set but the sky will still be bright with summer twilight. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/13/young-crescent-moon-to-meet-venus-in-evening-twilight", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-13T05:00:39+00:00", "score": 65.17, "color": "#7cff9e", "raw": { "title": "Young crescent moon to meet Venus in evening twilight", "summary": "<p>Alignment will be one of the prettiest naked-eye sights of the month, if the sky is clear</p><p>Two celestial beauties line up on Friday when the young crescent moon meets brilliant Venus in the evening twilight. It will be one of the prettiest naked-eye sights of the month, so long, of course, as the clouds behave.</p><p>The chart shows the view looking west from London at 10pm BST. By that time the sun will have set but the sky will still be bright with summer twilight.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/13/young-crescent-moon-to-meet-venus-in-evening-twilight\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/13/young-crescent-moon-to-meet-venus-in-evening-twilight", "image": "", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 05:00:39 GMT" } }, { "id": "dbff9220a459a8324b17c2f0e19b51ffbe813699", "source_id": "guardian_science", "source": "The Guardian — Science", "category": "science", "engine": "rss", "title": "Fastest spider in the world? This huge, hairy-legged Australian arachnid may be the quickest on the planet", "summary": "A brown huntsman is the quickest of more than 250 species analysed by scientists in the UK and GermanyIf arachnophobes were not frightened enough by the horrific ability of Australia’s huntsman spiders to drag dead mice up the sides of fridges, they now have another reason.They might be the fastest spiders on the planet. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/09/fastest-spider-on-the-planet-brown-huntsman", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-11T15:02:21+00:00", "score": 58.55, "color": "#7cff9e", "raw": { "title": "Fastest spider in the world? This huge, hairy-legged Australian arachnid may be the quickest on the planet", "summary": "<p>A brown huntsman<em> </em>is the quickest of more than 250 species analysed by scientists in the UK and Germany</p><p>If arachnophobes were not frightened enough by the <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2016/oct/24/australia-giant-spider-mouse-carry-horrifying-impressive\">horrific ability of Australia’s huntsman spiders to drag dead mice up the sides of fridges</a>, they now have another reason.</p><p>They might be the fastest spiders on the planet.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/09/fastest-spider-on-the-planet-brown-huntsman\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/09/fastest-spider-on-the-planet-brown-huntsman", "image": "", "published": "Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:02:21 GMT" } }, { "id": "34232d9d028a6200d72773203bb11ea01175e652", "source_id": "guardian_science", "source": "The Guardian — Science", "category": "science", "engine": "rss", "title": "First patients enrolled in record-breaking Ebola treatment trial in DRC", "summary": "Two drugs are being trialled in the Ituri region in a programme set up just six weeks after the outbreak was declared, with hopes it will reduce mortality ratesThere is no approved drug to help the medical teams scrabbling to save lives in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – but there are hopes that could change within months as the first patients are enrolled in a treatment trial.It is a record pace to set up and start this kind of research, scientists said, with patients enrolled just six weeks after the outbreak being declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 17 May. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/12/record-breaking-ebola-treatment-trial-drc", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-12T08:00:12+00:00", "score": 58.55, "color": "#7cff9e", "raw": { "title": "First patients enrolled in record-breaking Ebola treatment trial in DRC", "summary": "<p>Two drugs are being trialled in the Ituri region in a programme set up just six weeks after the outbreak was declared, with hopes it will reduce mortality rates</p><p>There is no approved drug to help the medical teams scrabbling to save lives in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – but there are hopes that could change within months as the first patients are enrolled in a treatment trial.</p><p>It is a record pace to set up and start this kind of research, scientists said, with patients enrolled just six weeks after the <a href=\"https://www.who.int/news/item/17-05-2026-epidemic-of-ebola-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-and-uganda-determined-a-public-health-emergency-of-international-concern\">outbreak being declared a public health emergency</a> of international concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 17 May.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/12/record-breaking-ebola-treatment-trial-drc\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/12/record-breaking-ebola-treatment-trial-drc", "image": "", "published": "Sun, 12 Jul 2026 08:00:12 GMT" } }, { "id": "3ec65e334c4ce081f01bc9fb676dbb8ca7414230", "source_id": "guardian_science", "source": "The Guardian — Science", "category": "science", "engine": "rss", "title": "Cancer cases expected to soar worldwide, WHO report finds", "summary": "The disease will touch 92% of people globally, finds annual review, while ‘persistent’ inequities found to exist in access to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and careRemarkable scientific progress against cancer has changed very little for millions of patients globally, who face devastating physical, emotional and financial consequences after diagnosis, a new World Health Organization report has warned.One person in five will develop cancer, according to WHO estimates, and the disease will touch 92% of people, either through their own diagnosis or that of a close family member. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/08/health-who-global-persistent-inequities-progress-cancer-prevention-diagnosis-treatment-care", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-08T12:00:32+00:00", "score": 58.55, "color": "#7cff9e", "raw": { "title": "Cancer cases expected to soar worldwide, WHO report finds", "summary": "<p>The disease will touch 92% of people globally, finds annual review, while ‘persistent’ inequities found to exist in access to prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care</p><p>Remarkable scientific progress against cancer has changed very little for millions of patients globally, who face devastating physical, emotional and financial consequences after diagnosis, a new World Health Organization report has warned.</p><p>One person in five will develop cancer, according to WHO estimates, and the disease will touch 92% of people, either through their own diagnosis or that of a close family member.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/08/health-who-global-persistent-inequities-progress-cancer-prevention-diagnosis-treatment-care\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jul/08/health-who-global-persistent-inequities-progress-cancer-prevention-diagnosis-treatment-care", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:32 GMT" } }, { "id": "30f79347fd7572a590e43ceb97ac4197dd10684e", "source_id": "guardian_science", "source": "The Guardian — Science", "category": "science", "engine": "rss", "title": "Items found behind a Georgia Cracker Barrel lead to charges in 1985 Ohio murder", "summary": "Modern forensic science analysis leads to arrest in murder of traveling salesman John Warren, authorities sayItems that were found discarded behind a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Georgia in 1985 have led to charges against a suspect in an Ohio killing committed at about that time, investigators announced recently.As told by authorities, the case centering on the killing of traveling salesman John Warren is among the latest in the US criminal justice system to illustrate how the application of modern forensic science testing techniques on evidence collected decades earlier can lead to closure of cold murder cases. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/08/modern-forensic-evidence-1985-georgia-murder", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-08T12:00:31+00:00", "score": 58.55, "color": "#7cff9e", "raw": { "title": "Items found behind a Georgia Cracker Barrel lead to charges in 1985 Ohio murder", "summary": "<p>Modern forensic science analysis leads to arrest in murder of traveling salesman John Warren, authorities say</p><p>Items that were found discarded behind a Cracker Barrel restaurant in <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/state-of-georgia\">Georgia</a> in 1985 have led to charges against a suspect in an <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ohio\">Ohio</a> killing committed at about that time, investigators announced recently.</p><p>As told by authorities, the case centering on the killing of traveling salesman John Warren is among the latest in the US criminal justice system to illustrate how the application of modern forensic science testing techniques on evidence collected decades earlier can lead to closure of cold murder cases.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/08/modern-forensic-evidence-1985-georgia-murder\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/08/modern-forensic-evidence-1985-georgia-murder", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 08 Jul 2026 12:00:31 GMT" } }, { "id": "213c21f76d6bd0b0d8756708b53fdeacfbe01302", "source_id": "guardian_science", "source": "The Guardian — Science", "category": "science", "engine": "rss", "title": "Men’s average testosterone levels have halved in last 50 years, say scientists", "summary": "Exclusive: Researchers warn of ‘major crisis in male reproductive health’ partly driven by obesity and diabetesMen’s average testosterone levels have halved over the past 50 years, according to scientists, who say society is facing a male fertility crisis.Total testosterone levels in men declined by 54% between 1972 and 2019, according to data presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in London on Tuesday. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/07/mens-average-testosterone-levels-have-halved-in-last-50-years-say-scientists", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-07T15:41:59+00:00", "score": 58.55, "color": "#7cff9e", "raw": { "title": "Men’s average testosterone levels have halved in last 50 years, say scientists", "summary": "<p>Exclusive: Researchers warn of ‘major crisis in male reproductive health’ partly driven by obesity and diabetes</p><p>Men’s average testosterone levels have halved over the past 50 years, according to scientists, who say society is facing a male fertility crisis.</p><p>Total testosterone levels in men declined by 54% between 1972 and 2019, according to data presented at the annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in London on Tuesday.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/07/mens-average-testosterone-levels-have-halved-in-last-50-years-say-scientists\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/07/mens-average-testosterone-levels-have-halved-in-last-50-years-say-scientists", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:41:59 GMT" } }, { "id": "6a843bb1a3132d3de1fc25d53cbb3b0161fd3723", "source_id": "guardian_science", "source": "The Guardian — Science", "category": "science", "engine": "rss", "title": "Can a ‘power phrase’ turn a spineless worm like me into a go-getter? I doubt it – but it’s worth a shot | Emma Beddington", "summary": "The psychotherapist Amy Morin says uttering a ‘short, positive sentence’ can offer the cognitive reset we need. The idea makes me cringe – but then I can barely cope with returning defective trousersAre you dreading a high-stakes meeting, a challenging professional task or an awkward conversation? I’m not, because I’m a craven coward who has dodged that kind of unpleasantness for years. If only I had a “power phrase” to activate, maybe things would have been different.That is the psychotherapist Amy Morin’s advice for dealing with sticky situations. The author of The Mental Strength Playbook, Morin explained in Business Insider that a “short, positive sentence you say to yourself in the moment” is an effective two-minute cognitive reset. She used hers, she says, while answering challenging questions to land her book deal: “I activated my power phrase and told myself, I’m a strong, strai…", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/13/can-a-power-phrase-turn-a-spineless-worm-like-me-into-a-go-getter-i-doubt-it-but-its-worth-a-shot", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-13T10:00:44+00:00", "score": 67.61, "color": "#7cff9e", "raw": { "title": "Can a ‘power phrase’ turn a spineless worm like me into a go-getter? I doubt it – but it’s worth a shot | Emma Beddington", "summary": "<p>The psychotherapist Amy Morin says uttering a ‘short, positive sentence’ can offer the cognitive reset we need. The idea makes me cringe – but then I can barely cope with returning defective trousers</p><p>Are you dreading a high-stakes meeting, a challenging professional task or an awkward conversation? I’m not, because I’m a craven coward who has dodged that kind of unpleasantness for years. If only I had a “power phrase” to activate, maybe things would have been different.</p><p>That is the <a href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/amy-morin-mental-strength-two-minute-reset-power-phrase-2026-7\">psychotherapist Amy Morin’s advice</a> for dealing with sticky situations. The author of The Mental Strength Playbook, Morin explained in Business Insider that a “short, positive sentence you say to yourself in the moment” is an effective two-minute cognitive reset. She used hers, she says, while answering challenging questions to land her book deal: “I activated my power phrase and told myself, <em>I’m a strong, straightforward communicator.</em>”</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/13/can-a-power-phrase-turn-a-spineless-worm-like-me-into-a-go-getter-i-doubt-it-but-its-worth-a-shot\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/13/can-a-power-phrase-turn-a-spineless-worm-like-me-into-a-go-getter-i-doubt-it-but-its-worth-a-shot", "image": "", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:00:44 GMT" } }, { "id": "cad5a405704e541bdd85bef690d8fce52bf1f3a1", "source_id": "guardian_science", "source": "The Guardian — Science", "category": "science", "engine": "rss", "title": "At last, a proper excuse for monoglots to learn another language: it helps keep your brain young | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett", "summary": "I love busting out a French subjunctive in pursuit of better restaurant service, so it’s a joy to discover there’s a neuroscientific upside to being multilingualIt’s hard to pick a favourite PG Wodehouse line, but the one I’m perhaps most fond of is this: “Into the face of the young man who sat on the terrace of the Hotel Magnifique at Cannes there had crept a look of furtive shame, the shifty hangdog look which announces that an Englishman is about to speak French.”It’s funny, but it also succinctly captures something that I have long felt about language acquisition, which is that in order to truly embrace learning another tongue, you have to be prepared to look foolish and vulnerable. (Why that can be so difficult for the English – a monoglot minority on a largely bilingual planet – is another article entirely.) More people will perhaps be prepared to endure that humbling process now,…", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/12/learn-another-language-french-restaurant-service-multilingual", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-12T05:00:10+00:00", "score": 58.55, "color": "#7cff9e", "raw": { "title": "At last, a proper excuse for monoglots to learn another language: it helps keep your brain young | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett", "summary": "<p>I love busting out a French subjunctive in pursuit of better restaurant service, so it’s a joy to discover there’s a neuroscientific upside to being multilingual</p><p>It’s hard to pick a favourite PG Wodehouse line, but the one I’m perhaps most fond of <a href=\"https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/332816-into-the-face-of-the-young-man-who-sat-on\">is this</a>: “Into the face of the young man who sat on the terrace of the Hotel Magnifique at Cannes there had crept a look of furtive shame, the shifty hangdog look which announces that an Englishman is about to speak French.”</p><p>It’s funny, but it also succinctly captures something that I have long felt about language acquisition, which is that in order to truly embrace learning another tongue, you have to be prepared to look foolish and vulnerable. (Why that can be so difficult for the English – a monoglot minority on a largely bilingual planet – is another article entirely.) More people will perhaps be prepared to endure that humbling process now, as new research has found that learning another language can <a href=\"https://www.fens.org/news-activities/news/speaking-another-language-could-slow-ageing-in-the-brain\">slow ageing in the brain by up to 13 years</a>. Multilingualism, it is thought, promotes brain connectivity and slows its decline with age.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/12/learn-another-language-french-restaurant-service-multilingual\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/12/learn-another-language-french-restaurant-service-multilingual", "image": "", "published": "Sun, 12 Jul 2026 05:00:10 GMT" } }, { "id": "c01a86bb07f15e254e610652520b2f623ffed68e", "source_id": "guardian_science", "source": "The Guardian — Science", "category": "science", "engine": "rss", "title": "Is the US trying to make scientists’ work so difficult that they simply give up? | Daniel Malinsky", "summary": "New Trump administration rules would undermine longstanding research practices. It’s death by a thousand cutsA politician who aims to gradually privatize and ultimately destroy an institution funded by tax dollars – say, a public school system or public transportation network – may choose to do so by strategically disinvesting resources from that institution until it becomes barely functional, leading users to look elsewhere to meet their needs. Eventually, the user-base of the public system gets so low or frustrated that it seems reasonable to scrap the thing entirely, or re-direct public funds to private companies as contractors to provide the needed “service”. We’ve seen this strategy play out many times in states and city councils across America.It appears that the endgame of the Trump administration’s attacks on science and the research funding ecosystem is similar: grant freezes a…", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/11/trump-administration-scientists-rules", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-11T14:00:51+00:00", "score": 58.55, "color": "#7cff9e", "raw": { "title": "Is the US trying to make scientists’ work so difficult that they simply give up? | Daniel Malinsky", "summary": "<p>New Trump administration rules would undermine longstanding research practices. It’s death by a thousand cuts</p><p>A politician who aims to gradually privatize and ultimately destroy an institution funded by tax dollars – say, a public school system or public transportation network – may choose to do so by strategically disinvesting resources from that institution until it becomes barely functional, leading users to look elsewhere to meet their needs. Eventually, the user-base of the public system gets so low or frustrated that it seems reasonable to scrap the thing entirely, or re-direct public funds to private companies as contractors to provide the needed “service”. We’ve seen this strategy play out many times in states and city councils across America.</p><p>It appears that the endgame of the Trump administration’s attacks on science and the research funding ecosystem is similar: grant freezes and administrative disarray at federal funding agencies such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH), new layers of project review by political appointees hunting for forbidden keywords such as “disparity” and “marginalized”, and proposed new restrictions to make international collaboration difficult or impossible all point towards a world where it’s just too onerous to do federally-funded scientific research. Is the goal to make scientists simply give up on the endeavor?</p><p>Daniel Malinsky is an assistant professor of biostatistics in the Mailman School of Public <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/society/health\">Health</a> at Columbia University</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/11/trump-administration-scientists-rules\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/11/trump-administration-scientists-rules", "image": "", "published": "Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:00:51 GMT" } }, { "id": "88b6b95c334984721abf50bfc41f5bcfa540a699", "source_id": "guardian_science", "source": "The Guardian — Science", "category": "science", "engine": "rss", "title": "My patients use ChatGPT for therapy. Now I use it too | Sarah Dargouth", "summary": "I can’t blame my patients for turning to its straightforward assessments. But it has real risks – and care may require human messiness“Chat told me I should break up with him.”I instructed my face to remain therapist-neutral, but I must have smirked. The truth is, I was annoyed. We had been discussing the viability of this relationship for weeks, and in an instant AI had brought the answer. “How do you feel about it?” She said this had been her gut feeling all along. The following session, her relationship was over. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/08/chatgpt-ai-therapy", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-08T10:00:26+00:00", "score": 58.55, "color": "#7cff9e", "raw": { "title": "My patients use ChatGPT for therapy. Now I use it too | Sarah Dargouth", "summary": "<p>I can’t blame my patients for turning to its straightforward assessments. But it has real risks – and care may require human messiness</p><p>“Chat told me I should break up with him.”</p><p>I instructed my face to remain therapist-neutral, but I must have smirked. The truth is, I was annoyed. We had been discussing the viability of this relationship for weeks, and in an instant AI had brought the answer. “How do you feel about it?” She said this had been her gut feeling all along. The following session, her relationship was over.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/08/chatgpt-ai-therapy\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/08/chatgpt-ai-therapy", "image": "", "published": "Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:00:26 GMT" } }, { "id": "cb320c679d3b24b3cd1df7261b2cd04c620db8e0", "source_id": "guardian_science", "source": "The Guardian — Science", "category": "science", "engine": "rss", "title": "Is male testosterone in freefall? – podcast", "summary": "Men’s average testosterone levels have halved over the past 50 years, according to scientists who say society is facing a male fertility crisis. Rising levels of obesity and diabetes are expected to play a part, but the team behind the work suggest that environmental factors such as endocrine-disrupting chemicals – which can be found in various household items – and global heating could also be factors in the apparent striking decline. Ian Sample speaks to science correspondent Hannah Devlin to find out how the work has been received and what the researchers want to see happen in response to their findingMen’s average testosterone levels have halved in last 50 years, say scientistsSupport the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/jul/09/is-male-testosterone-in-freefall-podcast", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-09T04:00:52+00:00", "score": 58.55, "color": "#7cff9e", "raw": { "title": "Is male testosterone in freefall? – podcast", "summary": "<p>Men’s average testosterone levels have halved over the past 50 years, according to scientists who say society is facing a male fertility crisis. Rising levels of obesity and diabetes are expected to play a part, but the team behind the work suggest that environmental factors such as endocrine-disrupting chemicals – which can be found in various household items – and global heating could also be factors in the apparent striking decline. Ian Sample speaks to science correspondent Hannah Devlin to find out how the work has been received and what the researchers want to see happen in response to their finding</p><p><strong><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/07/mens-average-testosterone-levels-have-halved-in-last-50-years-say-scientists\">Men’s average testosterone levels have halved in last 50 years, say scientists</a></strong></p><p>Support the Guardian: <a href=\"http://theguardian.com/sciencepod\">theguardian.com/sciencepod</a></p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/jul/09/is-male-testosterone-in-freefall-podcast\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/jul/09/is-male-testosterone-in-freefall-podcast", "image": "", "published": "Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:00:52 GMT" } }, { "id": "50a5f903a263c3dddcc7962bd59e74cbd94eb828", "source_id": "guardian_science", "source": "The Guardian — Science", "category": "science", "engine": "rss", "title": "‘A break from scrolling’: how Gen Z fell in love with birding – podcast", "summary": "In the last 50 years, Britain has lost an astonishing 73 million wild birds from its landscape, according to the British Trust for Ornithology. Habitat loss, pesticides, disease, cats and the climate crisis mean there are fewer birds than ever before. For children and young people it can be difficult to appreciate the scale of the loss due to a psychological phenomenon called ‘shifting baseline syndrome’, where each generation inherits a degraded version of the environment, and therefore doesn’t notice the overall decline. But Gen Z are bucking the trend. Thanks to social media and the Merlin Bird ID app, birding has become cool. To find out what we’re missing from the dawn chorus, and why young people are embracing birdwatching, Madeleine Finlay hears from the writer Robert Macfarlane and from Jess Painter, a member of the RSPB’s youth councilListen to Britain’s dawn chorus of 1976: th…", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/jul/07/a-break-from-scrolling-how-gen-z-fell-in-love-with-birding-podcast", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-07T04:00:30+00:00", "score": 58.55, "color": "#7cff9e", "raw": { "title": "‘A break from scrolling’: how Gen Z fell in love with birding – podcast", "summary": "<p>In the last 50 years, Britain has lost an astonishing 73 million wild birds from its landscape, according to the British Trust for Ornithology. Habitat loss, pesticides, disease, cats and the climate crisis mean there are fewer birds than ever before. For children and young people it can be difficult to appreciate the scale of the loss due to a psychological phenomenon called ‘shifting baseline syndrome’, where each generation inherits a degraded version of the environment, and therefore doesn’t notice the overall decline. But Gen Z are bucking the trend. Thanks to social media and the Merlin Bird ID app, birding has become cool. To find out what we’re missing from the dawn chorus, and why <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/01/birdwatching-boom-britain-nature-gen-z-rspb-environment\">young people are embracing birdwatching</a>, Madeleine Finlay hears from the writer Robert Macfarlane and from Jess Painter, a member of the RSPB’s youth council</p><p><strong><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/03/dawn-chorus-uk-birdsong-50-years-audio-landscape\">Listen to Britain’s dawn chorus of 1976: the dramatic loss of birdsong in 50 years</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://guardianbookshop.com/the-book-of-birds-9780241404737/\">To support the Guardian order The Book of Birds from Guardian Bookshop</a></strong></p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/jul/07/a-break-from-scrolling-how-gen-z-fell-in-love-with-birding-podcast\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/jul/07/a-break-from-scrolling-how-gen-z-fell-in-love-with-birding-podcast", "image": "", "published": "Tue, 07 Jul 2026 04:00:30 GMT" } }, { "id": "1bc6642487f6827fbca3d6dbe60e06f2b39f6c9b", "source_id": "guardian_science", "source": "The Guardian — Science", "category": "science", "engine": "rss", "title": "‘Beautiful blobs’: can scientists build life from scratch? – podcast", "summary": "Researchers claim they are closer to creating life from nothing after building tiny, quivering blobs that use lab-made DNA to feed, grow and multiply in a dish. To find out how significant this step is, and where scientists hope it will lead, Madeleine Finlay hears from co-host Ian Sample and from Kate Adamala, professor of genetics at the University of MinnesotaFollow It’s Complicated on YouTubeSupport the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/jul/02/beautiful-blobs-can-scientists-build-life-from-scratch-podcast", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-02T04:00:05+00:00", "score": 58.55, "color": "#7cff9e", "raw": { "title": "‘Beautiful blobs’: can scientists build life from scratch? – podcast", "summary": "<p>Researchers claim they are closer to creating life from nothing after building tiny, quivering blobs that use lab-made DNA to feed, grow and multiply in a dish. To find out how significant this step is, and where scientists hope it will lead, Madeleine Finlay hears from co-host Ian Sample and from Kate Adamala, professor of genetics at the University of Minnesota</p><p><strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@ItsComplicated\">Follow It’s Complicated on YouTube</a></strong></p><p>Support the Guardian: <a href=\"http://theguardian.com/sciencepod\">theguardian.com/sciencepod</a></p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/jul/02/beautiful-blobs-can-scientists-build-life-from-scratch-podcast\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/audio/2026/jul/02/beautiful-blobs-can-scientists-build-life-from-scratch-podcast", "image": "", "published": "Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:05 GMT" } }, { "id": "9398b7d45e307770794e6c44328d4a2997f1ae54", "source_id": "guardian_science", "source": "The Guardian — Science", "category": "science", "engine": "rss", "title": "Edge of Armageddon: why does one of the world’s top thinkers believe we’re nearing nuclear apocalypse?", "summary": "In a chilling new book, theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli says we’re back on the brink – and this time, leaders chronically lack the nous of Kennedy and Khrushchev. So why is he against rearming?Should European members of Nato be rearming in the face of the Russian threat? And if not, I ask Carlo Rovelli, why not? The Italian theoretical physicist seems a good person to answer these questions since his timely new book, 85 Seconds to Midnight, is subtitled A Physicist’s Argument against Rearmament.Rovelli, 70, brown eyed, genial, with enviably luxuriant grey locks, removes his glasses before answering. “The idea of the Russian military being a threat to Europe is ridiculous. Russia can’t even get to Kyiv! A few years ago, Russia had 4% of the world’s military spending and Nato had 40%.” Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/25/armageddon-physicist-carlo-rovelli-nuclear-apocalypse", "image": "", "published": "2026-06-25T04:00:04+00:00", "score": 58.55, "color": "#7cff9e", "raw": { "title": "Edge of Armageddon: why does one of the world’s top thinkers believe we’re nearing nuclear apocalypse?", "summary": "<p>In a chilling new book, theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli says we’re back on the brink – and this time, leaders chronically lack the nous of Kennedy and Khrushchev. So why is he against rearming?</p><p>Should European members of Nato be rearming in the face of the Russian threat? And if not, I ask Carlo Rovelli, why not? The Italian theoretical physicist seems a good person to answer these questions since his timely new book, 85 Seconds to Midnight, is subtitled A Physicist’s Argument against Rearmament.</p><p>Rovelli, 70, brown eyed, genial, with enviably luxuriant grey locks, removes his glasses before answering. “The idea of the Russian military being a threat to Europe is ridiculous. Russia can’t even get to Kyiv! A few years ago, Russia had 4% of the world’s military spending and Nato had 40%.”</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/25/armageddon-physicist-carlo-rovelli-nuclear-apocalypse\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jun/25/armageddon-physicist-carlo-rovelli-nuclear-apocalypse", "image": "", "published": "Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:00:04 GMT" } }, { "id": "1104cd985b2b194d8e483663bf475ca00a3c19f5", "source_id": "guardian_science", "source": "The Guardian — Science", "category": "science", "engine": "rss", "title": "Air pollution linked to DNA changes in sperm, research shows", "summary": "Study of more than 2,000 men identifies epigenetic changes linked to exposure to common outdoor pollutantsAir pollution appears to alter how sperm genes function, one of the largest fertility studies of its kind has found.Men exposed to common air pollutants while sperm were developing showed subtle DNA changes that affected whether genes were switched on or off, raising fresh concerns air pollution may harm male fertility. Continue reading...", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/07/air-pollution-dna-changes-sperm-men", "image": "", "published": "2026-07-06T23:01:23+00:00", "score": 58.55, "color": "#7cff9e", "raw": { "title": "Air pollution linked to DNA changes in sperm, research shows", "summary": "<p>Study of more than 2,000 men identifies epigenetic changes linked to exposure to common outdoor pollutants</p><p>Air pollution appears to alter how sperm genes function, one of the largest fertility studies of its kind has found.</p><p>Men exposed to common air pollutants while sperm were developing showed subtle DNA changes that affected whether genes were switched on or off, raising fresh concerns air pollution may harm male fertility.</p> <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/07/air-pollution-dna-changes-sperm-men\">Continue reading...</a>", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jul/07/air-pollution-dna-changes-sperm-men", "image": "", "published": "Mon, 06 Jul 2026 23:01:23 GMT" } } ], "count": 20, "cached_at": "2026-07-15T04:35:00+00:00" }
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