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This week, Nasa scientists smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid, more than 11m km from Earth. Most
The Breakthrough prizes are described by their Silicon Valley founders as ‘the Oscars of science’, a
The UK’s new health secretary, Thérèse Coffey, has not taken on an easy job. Almost two-thirds of tr
Against a backdrop of a cost of living crisis caused in part by soaring energy prices, the UK’s new
According to the World Health Organisation, air pollution causes 7 million premature deaths every ye
As we collectively mark the loss of the longest-serving monarch in British history and all that she
According to a recent study, more than 14% of the world’s population probably has, or has had, tick-
Last week, a team of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) arrived at Ukrain
It is now less than 100 days until Cop15, the UN convention on biological diversity. At these talks,
Holidaymakers heading to British beaches and rivers were faced with a very unpleasant problem this s
Many teenagers will receive their GCSE results today. These exams can have a significant impact on w
About 325 million years ago, when Britain sat near the equator as part of the supercontinent Pangaea
‘In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.’ While Benjamin Franklin’s
They may be one of the world’s favourite supplements but, according to a study from earlier this yea
Could the food we eat and the air we breathe be damaging our immune systems? The number of people wi
In early April this year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a new report giving
James Lovelock, the creator of the Gaia hypothesis, died last Tuesday on his 103rd birthday. Known a
For decades, the absolute priority when rescuing victims after traffic accidents has been to minimis
Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak have clashed on a number of issues as they battle to become the next prime
The impacts of the climate crisis are undeniably here. Heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and flooding a
