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26th June 2026

London prepares for a hotter future

London has unveiled its first extreme heat plan, which aims to protect lives, homes, transport networks and public services as the capital adapts to a warming climate.

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23rd June 2026

AI cyber risk could surge "within months"

Five Eyes (FVEY), the Anglosphere intelligence alliance, has warned that frontier AI models could reshape the cyber threat landscape within months, as malicious actors use the technology to increase the speed, scale, and sophistication of attacks.

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19th June 2026

Light-driven memory could slash AI energy use

A new magnetic memory material could allow data to be rewritten up to 1,000 times faster than conventional electrically driven memory, offering a potential route to cooler, lower-power AI hardware and data centres.

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18th June 2026

California fault stress hits 1,000-year high

New modelling suggests that Cajon Pass, a fault junction east of Los Angeles, could shape the path of a future Southern California earthquake, potentially allowing the "Big One" to spread across multiple fault systems.

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16th June 2026

13,724 AD – Vega becomes the northern pole star

Earth's axis has shifted toward Vega, making the brilliant blue-white star the new marker of celestial north after thousands of years of slow precession.

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11th June 2026

2034 – The Lower Thames Crossing is opened

A new 23 km road and tunnel link beneath the River Thames opens east of London, easing pressure on the congested Dartford Crossing after years of delays. Green bridges, new woodland and restored habitats form part of the project.

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10th June 2026

Cloning study reveals the limits of genetic copying

After 20 years and more than 1,200 cloned mice, researchers have discovered that repeated mammalian cloning eventually breaks down as harmful mutations accumulate.

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8th June 2026

2062 – Liver cancer is effectively eradicated in developed countries

By 2062, liver cancer has become effectively eradicated in developed countries, with advanced diagnostics, nanomedicine, and 3D-printed organs helping to reduce mortality below 0.01 per 100,000.

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6th June 2026

2045 – Liver cancer mortality falls below 1 per 100,000 in developed countries

By 2045, liver cancer mortality in developed countries has fallen below 1 per 100,000, following decades of progress in hepatitis prevention, antiviral treatment, earlier detection, and precision therapies.

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1st June 2026

Atom-by-atom manufacturing takes a step forward

Researchers have demonstrated a new way to place carbon atoms with extreme precision, offering a glimpse of future nanoscale manufacturing.

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