How weather changes cause migraines – a neurologist explains the triggers and what you can do to ease the pain

Storm systems, heat waves, bright sunlight, even lightning – for millions of people, weather changes can bring on painful headaches.

Danielle Wilhour, Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
yesterday ~7 min

Banking on AI risks derailing net zero goals: report on energy costs of Big Tech

With countries such as the UK declaring ambitious goals for both AI leadership and decarbonisation, a new report suggests that AI could drive a 25-fold

Cambridge University News • cambridge
yesterday ~7 min


Sound recordings can give us an animal-eye view of the war in Ukraine

Animals suffer in war just like humans. But research also tells us they can be very resilient.

Janine Natalya Clark, Professor of Transitional Justice and International Criminal Law, University of Birmingham • conversation
July 9, 2025 ~8 min

From robotic trucks to smart bins: how technology is helping cities sort their waste problem

Cities like Birmingham should look at the robotic waste collection services already operating in parts of Europe and North America.

Roberto Castro Alamino, Lecturer in Mathematics, Aston University • conversation
July 9, 2025 ~6 min

Sound recordings can give us an animals’ eye view of the war in Ukraine

Animals suffer in war just like humans. But research also tells us they can be very resilient.

Janine Natalya Clark, Professor of Transitional Justice and International Criminal Law, University of Birmingham • conversation
July 9, 2025 ~8 min

Collaborating with the force of nature

Ongoing research by three architecture faculty aims to yield structures that protect communities from the devastation of volcanic eruptions.

Maria Iacobo | School of Architecture and Planning • mit
July 9, 2025 ~7 min

AI shapes autonomous underwater “gliders”

An AI pipeline developed by CSAIL researchers enables unique hydrodynamic designs for bodyboard-sized vehicles that glide underwater and could help scientists gather marine data.

Alex Shipps | MIT CSAIL • mit
July 9, 2025 ~8 min

China’s interest in the next Dalai Lama is also about control of Tibet’s water supply

Access to water is one reason why China sees control over Tibet as increasingly important.

Tom Harper, Lecturer in International Relations, University of East London • conversation
July 9, 2025 ~6 min


Large-scale DNA study maps 37,000 years of human disease history

Researchers have mapped the spread of infectious diseases in humans across millennia, to reveal how human-animal interactions permanently transformed our

Cambridge University News • cambridge
July 9, 2025 ~4 min

Action is the antidote to ecological grief and climate anxiety – an ecotherapist explains

My research findings were clear: mental wellness in the face of ecological distress was anchored not in thoughts, but in action

Louise Taylor, Early Career Researcher and Ecotherapist, Queen's University Belfast • conversation
July 9, 2025 ~7 min

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