House of the Dragon features fire breathing dragons.
HBO
A chemistry professor attempts to bridge the gap between the magical and the biological by exploring the biochemistry of dragon fire.
A rise in people making the dangerous journey to the UK across the English Channel in small boats prompted a plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda.
PA Images / Alamy Stock Photo
Nando Sigona and Michaela Benson argue Britain’s Rwanda plan was brought about as a result of a Brexit-made policy failure. Listen on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Could Welsh parliament politicians be criminalised for telling untruths?
Elnur/Shutterstock
Plaid Cymru’s Adam Price is leading proposals to make lying by politicians a criminal offence.
England player Bukayo Saka was subjected to horrendous racist abuse after missing a penalty in the Euro 2020 final against Italy.
Nicolo Campo / Alamy
The abuse heaped on players in high-profile matches is just the tip of the iceberg – a culture of online abuse permeates football at all levels.
Jonas documented his experience on Instagram with getting the cancer removed.
lev radin/ Shutterstock
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer.
Kuttelvaserova Stuchelova/Shutterstock
Nanoplastics have been found in the brain, lungs, arteries, semen and placenta. But the harms are still unknown.
By adulthood around 95% of people are infected with Epstein-Barr virus.
Kateryna Kon/ Shutterstock
Our study provides new insights into the way that immune cells which fight a common virus behave in people with MS.
Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock
Understanding the evolution of purple algae could help us to protect glaciers.
Green Party co-leaders Adrian Ramsay and Carla Denyer pose with supporters at their general election manifesto launch at Sussex County Cricket Ground in Hove on June 12 2024.
Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo / Kirsty Wigglesworth
The Green Party manifesto has climate action woven through it - here are the key policies that would reduce emissions and build climate resilience.
Ultra-processed foods have been linked to poor health in many ways.
Lightspring/ Shutterstock
Mouse studies have shown ultra-processed foods alter the gut microbiome – which has a major influence on proper immune function.
Ritzau / Alamy Stock Photo
Chillies only give the illusion of heat. Here’s why the Dane’s should chill out.
A European eel lies on a UK riverbed.
Jack Perks/Alamy
Researchers say eel tiles offer conservationists a new fish passage solution that could slow down the population decrease of the European eel.
Labour leader Keir Starmer and Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves on a recent visit to the Airbus factory in Stevenage.
PA Images/Alamy
Foreign investment is particularly sensitive to three things, according to new research.
Dundanim/Shutterstock
There’s more to bad breath than just poor oral hygiene. Halitosis can also serve as a diagnostic tool for various health issues – and can even tell others if you’re on a diet.
Sophie Mahdavi
An 82-metre column in the capital of imperial Russia commemorates Peter the Great’s victory in the Great Northern war and the establishment of the Russian empire.
Clare Louise Jackson/Shutterstock
There are already many barriers in place to stop migrants from accessing social housing.
blickwinkel / Alamy Stock Photo
Unusual influenza viruses keep making headlines. A virologist explains how they decide if something is worth fretting about.
People who are consensually non-monogamous choose to have multiple sexual or romantic partners.
Vershinin89/ Shutterstock
Our research has revealed that many consensually non-monogamous people face stigma when seeking out sexual healthcare.
Apple CEO Tim Cook and software engineering head Craig Federighi unveiling new AI features at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference.
EPA
When Apple finally unveiled its AI strategy at its developers’ conference, Elon Musk and privacy activists began raising alarm bells.
Timofeyev Alexander/Shutterstock
There are more antibiotics being developed today than there were a few years ago, but the antibiotic-resistance problem remains critical.