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'Social jet lag': Why mismatched sleep schedules could be fuelling anxiety in teenagers

Teenagers with inconsistent sleep schedules on weekdays and weekends may be more likely to experience anxiety, according to a new study.

Euronews

So-called ‘social jet lag’ linked to higher anxiety levels in teenagers – study

Lying in on the weekend to catch up on sleep may have a similar effect to jet lag, according to researchers.

Evening Standard

How scientists are using AI to predict how breast cancer could progress

AI has been used to uncover microscopic patterns within breast cancer tumours by scientists

The Independent UK

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The death of dark energy is a false alarm – the universe is still accelerating

A 2025 study by South Korean researchers caught the attention of the astronomy community when it suggested that the evidence behind dark energy could be wrong. Dark energy makes up about 70% of the universe but nobody knows what it is. This makes it a frequent target for scepticism.

The Conversation

Slowdown in Arctic ice melt ends after largest winter decline on record

Scientists recorded slower reduction over past 20 years, but study finds this was ‘temporary rather than sustained’

The Guardian - UK

Cruise ship pollution could increase risk of viruses, study suggests

The organisation that runs Southampton’s port has disputed the findings

The Independent UK

How high can a volcano throw lava up in the air?

Erupting volcanoes spew molten lava, gas and rocks up into the air. But just how high can the lava go and how do eruptions work? That’s what eight-year-old Thomas from Leeds in the UK wanted to know.

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Dark energy is still accelerating the expansion of the universe, and astronomers are relieved. 'Thankfully, we have averted this crisis'

The expansion of the universe is still accelerating under the influence of dark energy, despite recent claims to the contrary averting a cosmological crisis, according to new research.

Space

Ethiopia is slowly tearing toward a new ocean, and geologists have uncovered how the rift is pulling the continent apart from below

Scientists have discovered that hot, molten rock is pulsing from deep within the Earth's mantle beneath Ethiopia's Afar region. This geological 'heartbeat' is driving the stretching of the Earth's crust, a process that could eventually lead to the formation of a new ocean over millions of years, offering a rare…

The Times of India

Neolithic timber platform older than Stonehenge found in Scottish loch

Archaeologists have revealed a substantial timber platform beneath a stone artificial island, known as a crannog, in Loch Bhorgastail on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland. The crannog, which predates Stonehenge, was initially constructed over 5,000 years ago during the Neolithic period (around 3500-3300 BC) and later saw additions in the…

The Independent UK

'Silicon photonics is central to next-generation AI infrastructure': How light-based chips could solve AI’s growing bottlenecks

A silicon photonics pioneer explains how light-based technology could reshape AI, computing, and data infrastructure.

TechRadar

Shock in Southampton as Henry Nowak, 18, Becomes Latest Teen Victim of Street Stabbing

Henry Nowak, 18, a University of Southampton student, was fatally stabbed in Portswood after celebrating with football teammates. Two charged with murder.

International Business Times UK

Archaeologists unlock secrets of 4,000-year-old Ancient Egyptian temple

New research has uncovered the temple’s secrets in ‘unprecedented detail’, archaeologists say

The Independent UK

‘Really transitional moment’: what should we do about declining fertility rates?

As fertility rate hits all-time low in England and Wales, is there cause for concern for the economy and services?

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The phone habit damaging your relationships – and how to change it

Phubbing can stir up resentment and even trigger retaliation

The Independent UK

The new technology for prosthetic legs that could reduce NHS waiting lists by 50%

The data-driven fittings for below the knee prosthetics were as comfortable for patients as those created by highly skilled prosthetists

Evening Standard

New software could reduce NHS waiting lists for prosthetic legs, study finds

Software developed by Radii Devices and the University of Southampton hopes to halve the amount of clinical visits for this fitting from four to two.

LiveScience

Hot blob beneath Appalachians formed when Greenland split from North America — and it's heading to New York

A hot blob currently beneath the Appalachians may have peeled off from Greenland around 80 million years ago and moved to where it is today at a rate of 12 miles per million years, scientists have found.

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We detected deep pulses beneath Africa – what we learned could help us understand volcanic activity

Earth’s continents may look fixed on a globe, but they’ve been drifting, splitting and reforming over billions of years – and they still are. Our new study reveals fresh evidence of rhythmic pulses of molten rock rising beneath east Africa, reshaping our understanding of how continents break apart.

Space

A newly forming ocean may split Africa apart, scientists say

A plume of molten rock deep beneath eastern Africa is pulsing upward in rhythmic surges, slowly splitting the continent and potentially marking the birth of a new ocean, a new study reports.

LiveScience

'Pulsing, like a heartbeat': Rhythmic mantle plume rising beneath Ethiopia is creating a new ocean

Scientists have detected rhythmic pulses of molten rock rising beneath eastern Africa, threatening to pull the continent apart.

The Guardian - UK

Swipe right: dating app users prefer Reform voters to Tories, research suggests

Labour, Green and Lib Dem voters fare best overall and users rarely date on the other side of the political spectrum

The Independent UK

Reform voters enjoy more dating app success than Tories, study finds

New research suggests that your political leanings could significantly impact your chances of finding love online

Evening Standard

Reform supporters get more likes on dating apps than Tories, study shows

Overall, the study showed that Labour, Green and Lib Dem voters had a better chance of getting a match than Reform and Conservative voters.

LiveScience

Physicists create 'black hole bomb' for first time on Earth, validating decades-old theory

Physicists have created a model of a black hole bomb in the lab for the first time, verifying a theory first proposed more than 50 years ago.

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