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Natalya Saprunova's photo series exploring coastal erosion and permafrost thaw across Inuvialuit territories in Canada has ...

It will be some months before the true toll of Europe's worst-ever heatwave is confirmed, but researchers can estimate a ...

The question of how gravity interacts with the quantum world has long perplexed physicists, but a non-quantum theory of space ...

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A proposed technique to counter global warming by spraying sun-reflecting particles near the poles would cause commercial ...

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The longevity space isn’t just for humans. Science is uncovering new ways to keep our pets healthier for longer too.

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