Strike of 48,000 is largest in history of US higher education as some workers protest at offices of high-level university administrators.

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

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.

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

Older adults, immunocompromised and the very young are paying the price for the mask-less freedom of many

Prehistoric stone circle and 11th-century church uncovered as country's reservoirs hit 36% of normal capacity

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

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.

Virus, which causes symptoms including fever, fatigue, cough, loss of appetite and muscle aches, is believed to have spread from animals to humans.