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Rachel Carson’s look at the dire effects of industrial and agricultural pollution birthed the modern environmental movement ...

A glacier could have carried the giant sandstone at the centre of Stonehenge southwards from north-east Scotland, but this ...

A UN report warns of the rapid growth in AI energy consumption, but suggests users can improve efficiency by making prompts ...

Giulia Enders made her name with Gut, an exploration of our intestines. Now, in the compelling follow-up Organ Speak, she’s ...

Parents report loving their partners less within the first year of having a child, but that doesn't mean the feeling is ...