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Student archaeologists unearth Huaca Pintada, described as 'the most exciting and important find of recent years'
Trial results suggest people with newly diagnosed glioblastoma could potentially be given extra years of life
It’s on course to guzzle half the world’s carbon budget, so why are governments so afraid to discuss it?
Taking carbon out of the atmosphere will become increasingly important.
António Guterres is heading to Cop27 for what is likely to be another blistering attack on complacency and foot-dragging.
The world's richest man promises more than he has delivered. His social network purchase is likely to go the same way
Magic mushrooms are no magic cure for society's ills, and a substance as powerful as psychedelics can be dangerous if it falls into the wrong hands
If the hydrogen-gobbling, methane-producing microorganisms existed, they would have caused their own demise
Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and double winner Barry Sharpless devised way to click molecules together.
Its enzymes degrade polyethylene within hours at room temperature and could 'revolutionise' recycling
Archaeologists say find supports theory that drug was used in burial rituals, possibly to 'enter ecstatic state'
Scheme gets under way as data suggests Environment Agency's own monitoring leaves rivers unprotected
Governments and businesses failing to change fast enough, says United in Science report, as weather gets increasingly extreme
Users no more likely to lack motivation than non-users - but motivation may wane while under the influence
Researchers say their prototype produces hydrogen with greater than 99% purity and works in air as dry as 4% relative humidity
Prehistoric stone circle and 11th-century church uncovered as country's reservoirs hit 36% of normal capacity
Editorial: We should be keeping endangered species alive rather than bringing animals back from extinction.
The infrared images, taken in July, capture unprecedented views of the biggest planet's storms, moon and surrounding rings
As a schoolboy, I put little effort into my homework. But a long night wrestling with Euclidean geometry led to a career in nuclear physics - and a more resilient personality
Britain has jeopardised research and made itself far less attractive to overseas scientists.
Lab-grown spinal cords and glowing fish larvae are among the images in an annual competition to find the best pictures taken under the microscope,
The psychologist Steven Pinker has long believed we should be more optimistic - and even current crises do not dissuade him.
Between 2018 and 2020 China published 23.4% of the world's scientific papers, eclipsing the US.
Could the universe be an elaborate game constructed by bored aliens?
Virus, which causes symptoms including fever, fatigue, cough, loss of appetite and muscle aches, is believed to have spread from animals to humans.
A report says that the government's approach 'feels like setting off on a marathon with your shoelaces tied together'.
