Cambridge experts recreate 336-year-old garden to commemorate ‘father of natural history’
John Ray, 17th-century botanist who coined words petal and pollen, was a tutor at Cambridge when he created his first gardenHe coined the terms petal ...
Construction equipment multinationals may be aiding Israeli war crimes, experts say
Images show Israeli military using six companies’ bulldozers and excavators to demolish south Lebanon villagesHuman rights experts have alleged that s...
One Nation’s health policies based on misconceptions and may cost the taxpayer, experts warn
Former Howard-era adviser says Pauline Hanson’s party is channelling Donald Trump’s health agendaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news p...
Experts alarmed as Trump launches broad-front attack on US voting rights
With election denialists installed in key positions, officials using series of measures to change voting rulesThe Trump administration is waging war o...
Australia news live: Experts push back at call for shark cull after attack; university students report freedom of speech fears
Little evidence a cull would make swimming safer, scientists say. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA...
Liberals are scaring first-home buyers with warnings of negative equity – but experts believe there’s little to worry about
Exclusive: Economists say falling house prices are largely in the more expensive parts of Sydney and Melbourne’s markets and are less likely to affect...
Military strikes on water facilities in Iran may constitute a war crime, experts say
Strikes on Bemani damaged key water reservoir for 20,000 people living in area amid a historic drought in the countryMiddle East crisis – live updates...
El Niño forms in Pacific as experts say it will likely turbocharge extreme weather
Meteroogists forecast it will rival – or exceed – record El Niño from 1997 and further heat globe El Niño, Nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed ...
Experts warn Trump ‘inventing fraud’ in California as president ramps up baseless claims
Critics say president using well-worn playbook – with loyalists in key positions ready to amplify his messageDonald Trump is “inventing fraud” in Cali...
US insurers’ move to back vaccines sends ‘powerful’ message about safety of shots, experts say
As Trump officials take aim at vaccine schedule, scientists encouraged by companies’ desire to continue coverageA group of insurers will continue cove...
Trump cries ‘steal’ over slow California vote count, but anti-fraud system works, say experts
State’s tortoise-like pace is byproduct of system of verifications and opportunities for voters to fix errorsCalifornia’s slow vote counting has frust...
Experts criticise plan for American-only Ebola quarantine centre in Kenya
Plan departs from policy of bringing CDC staff back to US for treatment and offering support to all health workersFormer top US officials and other ex...
Supreme Court's Alabama redistricting decision could encourage more chaos, experts warn
The court's repudiation of a lower court decision was only the latest case in which it has played a role in changing the congressional maps for Louisi...
‘Outright theft’: legal experts decry $1.8bn Trump anti-weaponization fund
Critics from both sides and legal scholars say ‘slush fund’ is scheme that will help January 6 riotersA legal and political firestorm is growing over ...
Masturbation among birds is ‘natural’ and should not be punished, say experts
Study finds activity is not harmful or caused by stress of captivity – and is in fact more common in wild birdsAn investigation into acts of self-plea...
Australian home prices fall as experts predict slump could last a year and cut values by 10%
Buyers abandon auctions and Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra median house prices end May lower than they were at the end of 2025Get our breaking news em...
US chemical tank disasters remain rare despite recent incidents, experts say
Tragedy in Washington and near-miss in California cast in sharp relief the risk of chemical spills and explosionsFor several tense days last week, ten...
Trump’s cuts to intervention programs could increase violent crime, experts say
Community programs are more effective at reducing violence than simply making arrests, advocates sayHomicides in the US have fallen dramatically in re...
US garbage incinerators are failing to eliminate ‘forever chemical’ air pollution, experts warn
The virtually indestructible Pfas waste puts largely low-income neighborhoods at risk, public health advocates sayThe nation’s garbage incinerators ar...
Trump’s Boat Strikes Have Failed to Curb Cocaine Flow to U.S., Experts Say
Despite the rising body count off the South American coast, researchers say cocaine is as easy to get in many parts of the United States as it was bef...
Blair’s fossil fuel ideas ‘bizarre’ in face of energy and climate crises, experts say
Energy specialists say abandoning net zero and increasing oil and gas drilling would cause more instability for BritonsAbandoning net zero and drillin...
Britain ‘sleepwalking into a food crisis’ without urgent action, experts say
Industry figures warn of national security risk and call for ministers to address impact of extreme weather, inflation and Iran warBritain is “sleepwa...
Water safety experts warn of dangers of outdoor swimming as heatwave grips UK
At least seven people have died in recent days as people have tried to cool off in Britain’s waterwaysWater safety experts have warned about the dange...
‘Mind-bogglingly crazy’: climate experts alarmed by deadly spring heatwaves searing Europe
Scientists warn of ‘new reality’ of heat extremes that claim three times more lives than car crashes and 16 times as many as murderersMalcolm Mistry k...
‘Makes no sense’: experts doubt pause in US arms sale to Taiwan is due to Iran war
While approval is due soon for $14bn deal, actual deliveries to Taiwan are years away – making ‘Operation Epic Fury’ in the Gulf an unlikely causeThe ...
