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Magma ocean: Structures in the Earth’s mantle are key to understanding its unique habitability

Two massive, mysterious structures deep within Earth's mantle, the LLSVPs and ULVZs, are revealed as ancient fingerprints of core material mixing into the early magma ocean, a process vital to the Earth’s unique habitability.

World-first lung cancer prevention vaccine “LungVax” enters phase 1 trial

Cancer Research UK is backing a £2.06 million, first-in-human trial of LungVax, a preventative vaccine designed to prime the immune system against early lung cancer.

UK’s first citizen‑led lead exposure screening in children launches in Leeds

A pioneering study, the Elevated Childhood Lead Interagency Prevalence Study (ECLIPS), has launched in Leeds to screen children aged 1–6 for lead exposure using home-based finger‑prick blood tests, soil and dust sampling, and surveys.

Science reaches new heights at the Pic du Midi de Bigorre with EU support

The Pic du Midi de Bigorre has long been a landmark of European scientific exploration, situated above the French Pyrenees.

£21 million investment backs new technology to block cyber attacks at the hardware level

The UK government has announced a significant £21 million investment to accelerate the development of new cyber-secure hardware capable of stopping up to 70% of common cyber attacks before they take effect.

NHS ESR transformation faces key accounting officer assessment

The Department of Health and Social Care publishes its accounting officer assessment of the NHS Electronic Staff Record Transformation Programme, evaluating costs, benefits, and implementation risks.

Sentinel-6B satellite set for launch to track rising seas

Preparations are almost complete in California for the launch of Sentinel-6B, the latest satellite in Europe’s Copernicus Earth observation programme.

New tool predicts Alzheimer’s risk years before symptoms

Researchers at Mayo Clinic have created a new prediction model combining age, sex, genetic markers, and brain amyloid levels to estimate an individual's lifetime risk of Alzheimer's or mild cognitive impairment,

A safer Europe requires a stronger partnership with the UK

Samira Braund at ADS, explores why a safer Europe necessitates a strengthened partnership with the UK in this special defence focus.

Further doctor strikes may push the NHS to cut frontline staff and services

NHS leaders warn that ongoing doctors’ strikes could force cuts to frontline staff, tests, appointments, and operations as financial pressures grow.

European space sector policy focus

Explore the initiatives of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Defence Industry and Space in the European space sector.

New AI growth zones will bring thousands of jobs and investment to North Wales

The UK Government has confirmed that North Wales will be the location of a central new AI Growth Zone, expected to generate more than 3,400 jobs and unlock part of an estimated £100 billion in investment across the national programme.

Strengthening who we are: Protecting Canada’s nature and culture

The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, MP, charts his priorities for strengthening who we are by protecting Canada’s nature and culture.

EU4Health 2024 launches new wave of projects targeting cancer prevention on early detection

A new set of initiatives, funded under the EU4Health 2024 Work Programme, has begun, continuing to support Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan.

Tiny bladder implant, TAR-200, eliminates cancer in 82% of patients

The TAR‑200 slow‑release bladder implant cleared tumours in 82% of patients with high‑risk non‑muscle‑invasive bladder cancer, offering a promising new treatment approach.

Skeleton Technologies opens Finland’s SuperBattery factory to power Europe’s AI future

Skeleton Technologies, Europe's leading innovator in high-power energy storage, has officially opened its new SuperBattery factory in Varkaus, Finland.

Bioengineered bone marrow model advances leukaemia research

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have developed the first bioengineered human bone-marrow model to test CAR T-cell therapies for ­acute myeloid leukaemia, offering a more accurate, non-animal testing platform.

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