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2026 has already seen extensive wildfires in Patagonia, Argentina, linked to extreme weatherTOMAS CUESTA / AFP via Getty...

Chia is a cryptocurrency that relies on empty hard disk spaceAndrey Zhuravlev/Alamy A cryptocurrency marketed as a green...

Red blood cells can be manipulated to play a bigger role in wound healing3DMEDISPHERE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY A simple...

Colorectal, or bowel, cancer is one of the forms of the disease that are particularly on the rise...

The Houtman Abrolhos Islands, off Western Australia, where corals appear to be exceptionally heat-tolerantBill Bachman/Alamy Coral reefs on...

Phoebe Watts for New Scientist; Getty Images “This is Poppy,” says Howard Greenwood, proudly showing me his prize...

Addressing nutritional deficiencies could improve cognition in people with dementiaCLEMENT MAHOUDEAU/AFP via Getty Images A personalised programme that...

Stephan Schlamminger and his colleague, Vincent Lee, examine the torsion balance they used to measure the gravitational constantR....

A reconstruction of the giant octopusYohei Utsuki/Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Hokkaido University While dinosaurs ruled the...

The dairy industry’s green claims are under scrutinyWitthaya/Getty Images The world’s biggest meat and dairy companies are flooding...