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African elephants use dozens of different medicinal plants to treat themselves and their families when they are sick, research reveals.

Scientists are questioning whether the nestings on Seal and Huntington Beach were freak occurrences or start of a trend A sea turtle crawled out of the surf in southern California last weekend around…

Global South countries will be worst affected by the phenomenon sweeping the planet from June to February.

Heaviest toll expected in poorer countries, already struggling with food insecurity and high energy costs, report says.

Scientists have found a species they've named the fire amoeba, which is capable of reproducing at 145°F and continuing to move up to temperatures of 147°F — a record for complex eukaryotic life.

Researchers say another looming threat hangs over some of America's most important critical infrastructure.

Scientists say the developing El Niño is now the strongest on record with weather impacts already being felt around the world.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico have sued Trump after the networks were suspended from the White House. And, Paramount makes concessions to resolve a lawsuit over its massive Warner Bros. Discovery merger.

The bacteria responsible picked up some new genetic material, say experts.

Paramount's owners have made concessions to 12 Democratic state attorneys general to settle a lawsuit that endangered the media company's bid for its larger Hollywood rival, Warner Bros. Discovery.

Soil and water around military bases show elevated levels of Pfas pollution due to chemicals used in firefighting foam Many US military veterans have much higher levels of Pfas “forever chemicals” in…

Rare footage captured by researchers off Australia's Gold Coast suggests humpback whale mothers may experience grief when their calves die.

The combined toll from the deadly incident now stands at 1,446 people dead and at least 6,669 missing.

Exclusive: Plastic surfaces form hotspots with an increase of antibiotic-resistant genes, study finds Microplastics act like a “Trojan horse” delivering pollutants, pesticides and bacteria through…

Study finds more than half of US adults have experienced physical violence and nearly half sexual violence In their lifetime, more than half of US adults have experienced physical violence – and…

Antarctic krill serve as a crucial food source for penguins, seals, and whales. They recycle nutrients used by algae. Now researchers say they've found krill in a surprising place: hydrothermal vents.

Scientists searched for the inclusion of the Gaelic and Scots words for oyster or oysters in place-names around Scotland's coast.

Scientists say the record-breaking journey by three brothers offers hope wildlife can survive growing pressures.

But their habitat is threatened by bottom trawling in the region and Trump’s plan to expand seafloor mining Scientists have discovered nine new deep-sea sponge species off Alaska, offering new…

Bee keepers and inspectors used GPS trackers to follow the insects and find the nest in Oldham.

Molar from large mammal that once lived in North America is in ‘immaculate condition’ after discovery in Bay Area A 10,000 year-old tooth in remarkable condition from an ancient Pacific mastodon, a…

After transferring huge amounts of data on the climate and environment of the Nasa to servers connected to a supercomputer, Swiss researchers believe that modelling..

At least 760,000 children in England and Wales missed lessons as more than 1,700 schools closed or finished early The gruelling heatwave that hit the UK in June caused pupils to miss more than 15m…

UEFA urges US court to deny FIFA subsidiaries' bid to join Gianni Infantino discovery fight as president battle rumbles.

Scientists say that August was the hottest month ever recorded globally. In the U.S., summer temperatures also shattered heat records.

Scientists have found evidence that early human foragers in Indonesia were using the betel nut as a drug.

Emissions of planet-heating methane and CO2 from natural sources are worsening the climate crisis, paper says Rising global temperatures caused by the burning of fossil fuels are transforming the…

A continent-wide crisis of confidence is creating fertile ground for far-right narratives of decline, report suggests Europeans overwhelmingly want a strong, united and independent Europe but…

On August 30, 2026, La Nasa launched the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which will complement the amazing data of the James Webb Telescope, while the most powerful radiotelescope..

Scientists say Israel’s destruction of Gaza’s sewage system may have worsened the Mediterranean's algae bloom crisis.

During the most recent Ice Age, researchers believe there was a "lost land bridge" between Wales and Ireland.

Research published in the journal Science illuminates a "missing piece" in the biological understanding of profound autism and offers new targets for drug development.

Scientists warn the 2026-27 El Nino could become the strongest ever, exacerbating global heat, droughts and floods.

Researchers may have discovered the signature of a bit of dark matter.

The mysterious material has eluded scientists for nearly a century.

In mid-July, the Nasa published on its site a visualization of the Earth in the form of a "geoid", a mathematical model that represents the gravitational field of the Earth and considered as the form of..

Two astronauts searched for microorganisms outside the ISS. Then one of the scientists could no longer move her arm. NASA is giving the all-clear.