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Fontainebleau forest could take decades to recover after wildfire, expert says

As France battles a wildfire south of Paris, Stefan Doerr, Director of the Centre for Wildfire Research at Swansea University, tells FRANCE 24's Monte Francis that "we need to prepare the environment more to reduce the risk of fire, but we will never eliminate it completely". The blaze has scorched…

France 24

SUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to pedestrians, UK study finds

Exclusive: Research suggests financial penalties necessary if number of large vehicles on roads is to be reduced

The Guardian - UK

Nutritional Dark Matter Explains Why Ultra-Processed Foods Harm Human Health Beyond Calories, Fats, and Sugar

Nutritional dark matter science published June 17, 2026 explains why ultra-processed food harms health beyond macronutrients: novel industrial chemicals disrupt gut, hormones, and brain.

Medical Daily

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Scientists Say Your Food Contains More Than 26,000 Chemical Compounds — and Most Have Never Been Studied for Health Effects

Food contains 26,000+ chemical compounds but nutrition science studies only ~150. Prof. David Benton explains "nutritional dark matter" in a ScienceDaily feature June 17, 2026.

Medical Daily

Vegan diet may have triggered delusions which caused student to take her own life

Georgina Owen’s family realised she had not taken her B12 supplements for at least six months, which the student said she had forgotten

The Independent UK

Peter Stead obituary

Other lives: Swansea University historian whose attention focused on popular culture and its practitioners

The Guardian - UK

Can Wales’ wellbeing law survive the pressures of the next Senedd election?

With the Senedd (Welsh parliament) election due in May, Wales faces a test of whether long-term thinking can survive short-term political pressure.

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Professor Paul Boyle appointed Chair of The Conversation UK

The Conversation UK is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Paul Boyle, Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University, as the new Chair of its Board of Trustees.

The Conversation

£700m plan with ‘fish disco’ could save 90% of marine life, says Hinkley Point C study

Scientists find underwater acoustic project to stop fish being sucked into cooling systems could save 44 tonnes a year

The Guardian - UK

'Data science and AI are the next frontier for the sport' – Ineos Grenadiers partner with Swansea University to help find the next generational talent

Partnership aims to "revolutionise how emerging talent is identified"

Cycling Weekly

Newly discovered ‘Port Talbot Pompeii’ may have been Roman centre for agriculture

Academics say the villa, found in Welsh deer park, shows the area was not on fringes of Roman empire

The Guardian - UK

Huge Roman villa found in Wales dubbed ‘Port Talbot’s Pompeii’

Surveys unexpectedly reveal buried remains of largest Roman villa ever found in Wales

The Independent UK

The reality behind the ‘hidden crisis’ of suicide among new fathers

WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY: As new research finds that seven times as many fathers have taken their own life compared to mothers, Olivia Petter asks what can be done

The Independent UK

New fathers face ‘hidden’ suicide crisis as study reveals shocking figures

Seven times more fathers died by suicide within their baby’s first 1,001 days than mothers

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Concerns over ‘hidden crisis’ of suicide among new fathers

A study from Wales highlights rates of suicide among new fathers.

The Independent UK

The key ways menopause is different for autistic people

Autistic people face different challenges when it come to the menopause, report Aimee Grant, Harriet Axbey and Rebecca Ellis

The Guardian - UK

Eley Williams and Ferdia Lennon shortlisted for Dylan Thomas prize

Yael van der Wouden, Seán Hewitt, Yasmin Zaher and Rebecca Watson also in running for Swansea University’s £20,000 writers’ award, with winner announced on 15 May

Motorsport

What happens on Norris's "worst day of the year" in F1 winter training

McLaren driver Lando Norris has revealed the gruelling assessment of his fitness levels he conducts between Formula 1 seasons – required to tune his training through the upcoming 2025 championship.

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The Guardian - UK

Home Office commission paid ‘incels’ to take part in study

Exclusive: Hundreds of men given £20 or $20 for completing Commission for Countering Extremism survey

The Guardian - UK

Farewell potholes? UK team invents self-healing road surface

Researcher at Swansea University says tiny plant spores mixed into bitumen can extend surface lifespan by 30%

The Guardian - UK

Letter: Chris Williams obituary

Wendy Dear writes: A cheerful and charming man, at the time Chris was professor of Welsh history at Swansea University

The Conversation

Why we really need to learn to love maggots - for the sake of our health

For years, maggots have been a powerful tool in medicine, quietly excelling in the treatment of chronic wounds. But despite the clinical evidence supporting their efficacy, maggots remain an underused treatment. This isn’t due to a lack of effectiveness but rather our own innate negative perceptions.

The Guardian - UK

Michael Franklin obituary

Other lives: Biographer of Sir William Jones, the Welsh orientalist and polymath

The Guardian - UK

Police ‘not looking for anyone else’ after two found dead in Staffordshire

Bodies of Lauren Evans, 22, and Daniel Duffield, 24, were discovered at a house in Hednesford, Cannock, on Tuesday

The Guardian - UK

‘From disco to dog-walking: 1970s everywoman on five decades of life changes’

More than 50 years ago, the Observer interviewed British women about their ‘everyday lives’. Gaynor Evans, one of those who took part, offers an update on what has changed for her

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