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If animals are dying from a human-induced threat, then surely we have a responsibility to help them.
We previously thought mitochondrial DNA could only be passed on by mothers.
The two countries have successfully collaborated on electricity supply for 11 years, but could Brexit pull this unique UK-Ireland innovation apart?
Rituals, such as keeping vigil, can help people when a loved one is near the end of their life.
New installation recreates the small world of this hugely influential, but largely unknown, Scottish poet.
Boarded up pubs are becoming a common sight, and it’s having a real impact on rural village life.
From turning on instruments to gathering the first data, the next few months will be busy for Mars scientists.
This group only recently reached voting age, and they’d like to have a say.
It’s hailed as one of the greatest works of fiction to emerge from Africa. But Things Fall Apart was written in English, sparking debate about the colonisation of language.
When the Aral Sea dried up, it was called the “world’s worst environmental disaster”. We’re witnessing its equivalent in Africa.
New trade routes and a wealth of natural resources are becoming increasingly available – and everyone wants a part of them.
The ideas of Mahatma Gandhi are currently enjoying a resurgence – but is this a consequence of our post-truth age or of something deeper?
Modern factors are seeing a revival of the STI that was once consigned to history.
Brexit has shown the constitutional arrangements around devolution for what they are.
The pair never worked together, but their controversial depiction of sex links them in the minds of movie historians.
In the shadow of the pyramids of Giza, lie the tombs of the courtiers and officials who built these vast structures.
It can actually be very tricky to define a species, but in the 1900s, scientists found a pretty good way.
AI advancements can learn a lot about us from our tone of voice – which could have dark consequences for the future of personal privacy.
The tombstone, revolver and grim reaper imagery of the 1980s and early 1990s have cast a long shadow.
Scientists manage to boost brown fat in mice with a molecule called BMP8b. Could this be the future for treating obesity?
For the first time the UK has a working definition for Islamophobia.
The UK’s “illegal” backup power subsidy scheme effectively subsidised fossil fuel power generation. Lets use the hiatus to build a more flexible, low carbon energy system.
McQueen’s choice of genre raised eyebrows in the movie establishment, but similar ideas run through all his films.
Since 1997, the ways people in the UK define their nationality has rapidly changed.