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‘Heatwaves are silent killers’, according to Dr Gary Konstantinoudis, lecturer at the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment, at Imperial College London.

Summer heatwaves caused 263…

O2, with backing from The British Skin Foundation, have created a first-of-its-kind phone 'Skincase', designed to highlight the sun’s harmful UV rays on human skin.

We join researcher and creative tec…

A malaria treatment has been approved for use on babies and young children for the first time.

Has our understanding of “Space Ice" been wrong this entire time?

Tech & Science Daily spoke to lead autho…

In this excerpt from the Brave New World podcast, Evgeny Lebedev talks with Mark Hyman about the rise of longevity medicine, and what lifestyle changes we can make to enhance our health span.

To hear …

From the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition, we speak to Dr Beth Mortimer, from the University of Oxford, who is measuring seismic vibrations to track African elephants’ communication.

Elephants …

A huge wildfire is spreading through the Greek island of Crete, fuelled by strong winds.

The blaze began on Wednesday afternoon near Lerapetra, and so far, at least 1,500 people from villages, tourist…

The fire that caused the chaotic shutdown of Heathrow airport in March was likely caused by a “catastrophic” failure of a crucial component at an electricity substation that should have been prevente…

The common beetle could soon be our new superhero.

Dubbed ‘Cyborg’ beetles, these insects will be equipped with microchip backpacks, designed to help search and rescue crews locate survivors within ho…

In this replay preview of Brave New World, Evgeny Lebedev speaks with Ryan Holiday about the modern media landscape, echo chambers and the value of Stoic leadership.

To hear the episode in full just s…

How does AEON compare to Elon Musk's Tesla humanoid, Optimus?

We’re joined by the President of Hexagon’s Robotics division, Arnaud Robert, who is behind AEON, a humanoid robot capable of autonomously …

Health officials have launched a new study into the side effects of weight loss and diabetes jabs, after hundreds of people have experienced problems with their pancreas.

The head of LinkedIn UK, Jani…

‘It ​could ​probably ​curl ​up ​quite ​comfortably ​in ​your ​lap’

A rare and dog-sized dinosaur, the size of “a collie”, from America’s Morrison Formation, is on display at the Natural History Museum…

Orcas in North America have been found to make tools out of seaweed to scratch each other’s backs, according to a study by the Centre for Whale Research and the University of Exeter.

Rachel John, co-a…

The Standard's Bill Bowett on the bunker-busting bombs which US President Donald Trump unleashed on Iran.

As part of this weekend's offensive, twelve of the bunker buster bombs were used to target thr…

That’s according to neuroscientists at UCL, UCLH and King's College London, who investigated how different types of pain processing develop very early on, by scanning the brains of premature babies t…

A SpaceX rocket exploded into a huge fireball when getting ready for a flight test.

The disastrous explosion of Elon Musk’s Starship 36 happened on Wednesday evening at Starbase in Texas; thankfully,…

With the help of Nvidia, Hexagon, a leading global robotics, AI, automation and measurement technology company, has revealed its humanoid robot, AEON.

The humanoid has been designed to support the aut…

The Air India flight to London Gatwick carrying 242 people, which crashed shortly after takeoff on June 12, marked the latest aviation disaster of 2025.

We’re still waiting for the investigation into …

Blaise Metreweli will take over from Sir Richard Moore as “C”.

To walk us through her role, why she got the job, and how important her job is in current times, we’re joined by the Standard’s political…

London Tech Week has wrapped for 2025.

For a look at this year’s highlights, we’re joined by The Standard’s technology editor, Alex Pell, who not only attended the event but also joined multiple panel…