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Ecological catastrophy

Environment

World is on track for 2.5掳C of global warming by end of the century

Countries鈥� climate plans are nowhere near ambitious enough to cut emissions in line with Paris Agreement targets, the UN has warned

Detail of the mummy

Humans

17th-century infant’s life and health revealed by ‘virtual autopsy’

Vintage overshot water wheel. Cromford, Derbyshire, England, UK

Environment

Industrial Revolution may have been kick-started by drought

Bacteria picture

Space

Bacteria could survive just under Mars’s surface for 280 million years

Emergency workers patrol a flooded area in Melbourne on 14 October

Environment

Eastern Australia is battling fifth major wave of floods in 19 months

Juvenile ornate or painted wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima)

Life

Vocal communication recorded in 53 animals we thought were silent

A sign at the Porvenir massacre site

Humans

US Army bullets unexpectedly found at 1918 Mexico border massacre site

Shutterstock homepage

Technology

Shutterstock will sell AI-generated art and ‘compensate’ human artists

Turmeric supplements have become increasingly popular after small studies suggested their active ingredient may ease some inflammatory conditions

Health

Turmeric supplements have been linked to liver damage in five people

A woman and a cat

Life

Your cat really does prefer your voice to that of a stranger

Unlike dogs, which often enthusiastically respond to everyone, cats choosily change their behaviour only in response to their owner鈥檚 voice

Technology

Shipping firms are blowing bubbles under their ships to reduce drag

Environment

Pollution tweets from US embassies improved air quality in cities

Meet the first baby bison born at UK rewilding project

Physics

Quantum watch is a ‘completely new way of measuring time’