Seven quiet breakthroughs for climate and nature in 2024 you might have missed

Global temperatures rose and extreme weather ramped up, but there were also some significant breakthroughs for the climate this year. Here are seven quiet wins that may have gone under…

A year of extreme weather that challenged billions

Climate change has brought record-breaking heat this year, and with it extreme weather, from hurricanes to month-long droughts. This year is expected to be the hottest on record, and new…

Astronomers ready for dazzling but brief celestial show after 80-year wait

On a cold February night in 1946, a 15-year-old schoolboy made a surprising discovery as he peered out of his bedroom window. Michael Woodman, a keen amateur astronomer from Newport,…

Rebel Wilson marries Ramona Agruma in Sydney ceremony

Australian actor and comedian Rebel Wilson has legally married Ramona Agruma in Sydney, the star has announced on social media. The couple had a wedding ceremony in Sardinia in September…

How AI revolution could help benefits appeals and landlord disputes

We’ve all seen the movie. The dodgy witness is getting away with it until the wily lawyer mauls their evidence in the witness box, thanks to long nights preparing for…

Will VR and movement finally dominate gaming?

Video games bought for Christmas can lead to too much screen time in the new year. But if video gaming could be combined with a workout, would that ease some…

Lost city found by accident and a fly’s brain mapped: 2024’s scientific wins

A total solar eclipse seen by millions, a lost jungle city discovered by accident and hope for the almost extinct northern white rhino – science has given us a lot…

Chlamydia could make koalas extinct. Can a vaccine save them in time?

On the table, unconscious and stretched out on a pillow, Joe Mangy looks deceptively peaceful. The koala’s watery, red-rimmed eyes are the only sign of the disease at war with…

UK and EU look to 2025 for reset, but with little room for trade-offs

Early in 2025, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been invited to an informal summit of EU leaders. It’s the first such invitation for the UK since the bitter days…

Kenya’s celebrated coffee under threat as farmers hit by climate change

In the lush, volcanic highlands of Komothai in Kenya’s Rift Valley, farmers like Simon Macharia produce coffee on small plantations scattered across the hillsides. Along with other farmers, Mr Macharia…