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Renewable energy is often pitched as cheaper to produce than fossil fuel energy. To quantify whether this is true, we...

Imaging technology has revolutionised palaeontology, allowing scientists to study fossils that are buried deep in the rock or too small...

Minerals such as cobalt, copper, lithium, tantalum, tin and tungsten, which are all abundant in central Africa, are essential to...

After centuries of near-extinction, Europe’s wolves have made a remarkable comeback. Over the past decade, wolf populations have surged, increasing...

When asked how she was doing during her second pregnancy, Neethu, 24, told us she felt worried and cautious. “The...

When Donald Trump gave a press conference in late September urging pregnant women to avoid taking paracetamol unless medically necessary...

Two-thirds of the world’s oceans lie beyond national borders, an unregulated expanse under growing pressure from mining, fishing and climate...

What’s lurking in your freezer: a lasagne or deep-frozen pizza? Conservationists rely on freezers too – but they run much...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Stephenie Meyer’s novel, Twilight. The book series of the same name has sold...

Four out of five members of Brazil’s supreme court have voted to convict the former president, Jair Bolsonaro, for plotting...