President Donald Trump has ordered a Washington, DC, campaign to cut invasive mosquito and tick populations by 2028, alongside work on new pest-control technologies. [1] [2]
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As students return to university, experts offer practical ways to recognise social anxiety and challenge the habits that can accompany it.
A Venezuelan man shot by an ICE officer in Austin has been charged with assaulting a federal officer. His account of the shooting differs from prosecutors’ allegations.
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Israel’s prime minister is seeking damages from news outlets and journalists over reports that he received warnings before the 7 October 2023 attack.
DiSSCo UK is using AI and robotic scanning to put natural history collections online, with work starting on smaller specimens in Wales and Scotland.
TaskHer’s founder says enquiries have more than doubled so far in 2026 compared with 2025, while women remain a small minority of the UK construction workforce.