UK scientists working on breast cancer monitor fitted in bra (www.theguardian.com)
Researchers at Nottingham Trent University hope device used at home will improve tracking of tumours
LA’s graffiti-tagged skyscraper: a work of art – and symbol of city’s wider failings (www.theguardian.com)
After its Chinese backers pulled out, Oceanwide Plaza stands abandoned – could it be turned over to those who need it most?
Cosmic cleaners: the scientists scouring English cathedral roofs for space dust (www.theguardian.com)
Mini missions are being launched amid the spires – a haven for dust particles that may contain clues about the cosmos and the early Earth
Darwin’s plant specimens stored for 200 years to go on public display (www.theguardian.com)
Specimens collected on Voyage of the Beagle have been unearthed at Cambridge University archive
How we met: ‘No decent person turns away a refugee. So when she asked if she could stay, I said yes’ (www.theguardian.com)
John, 78, and Anna, 48, became friends on a travel website in 2008. When war broke out in Ukraine, John welcomed Anna to his home in Finland – and they’re still flatmates• Tell us your story of how you met someone special
Playing thriving reef sounds on underwater speakers ‘could save damaged corals’ (www.theguardian.com)
Coral larvae more likely to settle on degraded reefs bathed in marine soundscapes, Caribbean study shows
World's oldest known lipstick traced back 5,000 years (www.bbc.co.uk)
The deep red lip-paint found at an ancient graveyard site in what is now southern Iran is identified.
Mona Chalabi on telling stories about Palestine through data (www.theverge.com)
An interview with a Pulitzer-winning data journalist about how she covers Gaza.
Controversial new theory of gravity rules out need for dark matter (www.theguardian.com)
Exclusive: Paper by UCL professor says ‘wobbly’ space-time could instead explain expansion of universe and galactic rotation
Tokyo offers toilet tours amid flush of excitement over Wim Wenders’ Oscar hopeful (www.theguardian.com)
Shibuya district is offering tours of its architect-designed public facilities that feature in Perfect Days
Scientists shed light on gene mutation that makes labradors prone to obesity (www.theguardian.com)
Study suggests dogs with POMC are hungrier between meals and burn fewer calories when at rest
World’s oldest fossilised trees discovered along Devon and Somerset coast (www.theguardian.com)
The fossilised Calamophyton remains show how early trees helped shape landscapes and stabilise riverbanks millions of years ago
Duvel says it has "more than enough" beer after ransomware attack (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
Duvel Moortgat Brewery was hit by a ransomware attack late last night, bringing to a halt the beer production in the company's bottling facilities
Every step above 2,200 steps a day reduces risk of early death, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Research suggests every extra step up to 10,000 reduces risk even if rest of the day is sedentary
Quite the leap: Iowa man born on 29 February has a son on same day (www.theguardian.com)
Dillon and his newborn son Archer Glass each had a one in 1,461 chance of being born on a leap day
News farm impersonates 60+ major outlets: BBC, CNN, CNBC, Guardian... (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
BleepingComputer has discovered a content farm operating some 60+ domains named after popular media outlets, including the BBC, CNBC, CNN, Forbes, Huffington Post, The Guardian, and Washington Post, among others. These sites build SEO for their online gambling ventures and sell "press release" slots at hefty prices.
A visual guide to the Texas wildfire (www.theguardian.com)
What has been the impact of the Smokehouse Creek fire in the Texas Panhandle, and what could happen now?
Single orca seen killing great white shark off South African coast (www.theguardian.com)
Attack on juvenile is thought to be first known time a lone orca has hunted down a great white
Family of giant pandas return to China from Spain (www.euronews.com)
Loaned pandas around the world have been returning to China in an attempt to ramp up the breeding of the endangered species.
Talking therapies could help women through menopause, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
CBT and MBI shown to help with quality of life and to lesser extent anxiety and depression
Japan naked festival: Women join Hadaka Matsuri for first time (www.bbc.co.uk)
The sea of chanting, nearly-naked men tussle, push and shove towards the shrine. "Washoi! Washoi!" they yell - let's go, let's go.
This company is paying its workers €70,000 per baby to have children (www.euronews.com)
The Korean company has already paid a total of €4.8 million to employees who have given birth since 2021 in a bid to halt plunging birth dates in the country.
Whale song mystery solved by scientists (www.bbc.com)
Scientists have worked out how some of the largest whales in the ocean produce their haunting and complex songs.
Expensive toilets cause a stink at Japan’s world expo (www.theguardian.com)
Row over £1.05m amenities block comes amid growing concern over the cost of the event, which is taking place in Osaka in 2025
Water found on the surface of an asteroid for the 1st time ever (www.space.com)
Scientists made the discovery using data gathered by NASA's now-retired SOFIA airborne observatory.
