In a year where staying indoors has been not only encouraged but mandated, the concept of going for a run can seem all the less appealing. If you're findin
The European Union unveiled plans on Thursday to transform its electricity system to rely mostly on renewables within a decade and increase its offshore wind energy capacity 25-fold by 2050.
A new project published in the journal PNAS is transforming the world’s most remote inhabited island into one of the biggest wildlife sanctuaries on the pl
A revolutionary CRISPR-based gene therapy has shown impressive results in cell and mouse models, according to a study published in Science Advances. After
The discovery of whale products and their many uses saw humanity hunt blue whales to near extinction in the waters surrounding the sub-Antarctic island of
Scientists have developed a new hydrogel able to quickly heal animal wounds while minimising scarring, with the immune system's help. It could potentially work as an upgrade on our body's injury-healing abilities.
Britain will ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2030, five years earlier than previously planned, as part of what Prime Minister Boris Johnson is casting as a "green revolution" to cut emissions to net zero by 2050.
Every time a cell inside your body replicates, a slither of your youth crumbles to dust. This occurs via the shortening of telomeres, structures that 'cap' the tips of our chromosomes.
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