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A popular sugar alternative could harm heart healthPawelKacperek/Shutterstock The low-calorie sweetener erythritol makes blood cells more prone to...

Contrails are clouds produced by water vapour condensing on soot emitted by jet enginesMarkus Mainka / Alamy Stock...

Countries are starting to take steps to cut human sources of methane emissions, but climate change is increasing...

Artificial light at night may affect tree leavesShutterstock/Patryk Kosmider Urban trees lit by streetlights tend to have tougher...

The bacterium Alcaligenes faecalis has unexpected wound-healing effectsSciMAT /Science Photo Library An open wound is the perfect playground...

A dressage horseiStockphoto During the Olympic equestrian events of dressage, horses display dance-like steps that demand high levels...

When galaxy clusters collided, the dark matter (blue) sailed ahead of the normal matter (orange)W.M. Keck Observatory/Adam Makarenko...

Whether it’s black orbs swallowing people in downtown Seoul, murder on Mars or malevolent pigs, August has got...

A scanning electron microscope image of nanoscale wood structures in tulip treesJan J Lyczakowski and Raymond Wightman Scientists...

Ozempic could treat many more conditions than just type 2 diabetes and obesitymyskin/Shutterstock Another study adds credence to...