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Controversial study on excess deaths during Covid-19 retracted

The study was cited in many anti-vaccine articles and social media posts that falsely claimed the paper directly linked excess deaths to Covid-19 vaccinations.

Solar eclipse sparks scramble for protective glasses across Europe

A lucky buyer manages to snag a pair of eclipse-viewing glasses at a store at Madrid’s planetarium.

Climate change made Canadian wildfires twice as likely: Study

Prolonged hot and dry weather since July has driven the rapid spread of fires across the country, with Ontario and the North-west Territories especially impacted.

Britain seeks to bring in more workers by expanding research visa route

Some sectors had complained that high visa costs and an inflexible immigration system were putting Britain at a competitive disadvantage.

New broodstock and hatchery facility at James Cook University aims to produce better Asian seabass

Currently, the facility houses about 50 breeding fish weighing 3kg to 8kg each, said Professor Jose Domingos, deputy director at JCU’s Tropical Futures Institute.

Mammoth bones found on parched bed of Danube in Bulgaria

The remains of what historians believe is an ancient mammoth, which emerged after the Danube River’s water level receded to a record low.

Astronomers observe companion star orbiting stellar giant Betelgeuse

A handout image of the star Betelgeuse, a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The image was released on July 28, 2026.

Chinese university investigating girl's death in gene-editing trial

The experimental gene therapy was meant to fix a rare genetic condition that caused a delay in cognitive development.

Patient death in China gene-editing trial draws fire: Journal

A six-year-old girl died from a severe immune reaction just days after receiving the experimental treatment.

Weird whales: Orcas blow fish to bits ‘for fun’, study finds

Killer whales are highly intelligent apex predators and have been known to play with their prey.

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