There has been an alarming rise in cancer among millennials in recent years. The uptick is so severe that people born between 1981 and 1995 are now the first generation more likely to develop tumours than their parents. Why are younger people more at risk than they used to be? Ultra Processed foods, toxins in the modern environment and stress all contribute. And, sadly, they’re not the only causes.

A new study suggests that just 1% of the world’s coastal waters could generate enough offshore wind and solar power to provide a third of our electricity by 2050. At least, that’s the idea. So what would it take to make this dream a reality? If we could achieve it, we’d be in a far stronger position on clean energy production. We already have plenty of windfarms in coastal waters, so that’s a start. But a closer assessment of the technological advances that would be needed are daunting, especially on solar.

It’s both on trend and environmentally friendly to live a minimalist lifestyle. Decluttering, streamlining our homes and committing to buying fewer clothes is a win-win. But it’s also tough to stick to this way of life. We humans are hardwired to cling on to stuff and social media is replete with behavioural nudges to buy buy buy. So academics are proposing a performance management technique to keep minimalists on track. And it might just work.

And a year after floods devastated Valencia, killing more than 200 people, investigations show the local government failed to act quickly enough to warn residents to evacuate. We’ve looked at what lessons have been learned from the disaster that might help avoid similar mistakes in the future.