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The fastest way into the gaps between gigantic blocks of a broken-up glacier is by lowering instruments from above, through […]

In an ironic twist, lower air pollution during Covid lockdowns fuelled an unprecedented surge in the powerful greenhouse gas methane […]

The EU has established a 300-strong continentwide firefighting force to combat escalating wildfires, a response to Europe’s worst wildfire year […]

The laws aim to force oil companies to help pay for damage from global warming. Industry is gearing up for […]

Today we look at an expedition to Antarctica.

An ancient skyscraper considered the seventh wonder of the world crumbled to ruin centuries ago. Now an ambitious archaeological project […]

The court ruled that it was unconstitutional to bar state agencies from investing with firms that the state had accused […]

By playing pretend with an ape, scientists found a human hallmark in our closest living relative: the capacity for make-believe.

In Mississippi, neighbors of a Chevron plant worry that an influx of Venezuelan oil could increase pollution. They want the […]

Joseph Yracheta was in charge of a repository that compiled and protected tribal health data. Then its funding was cut.