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Beeches are ‘non-native’ to Scotland because they got there less than 7,000 years ago. No, really.
Scientists have reconstructed the common ancestor of everything from rose bushes to oak trees, ivy or wheat.
In defence of ‘cryptozoologists’: we have a lot to learn from their curiosity and sense of wonder.
The great dream of cars running on sustainable petrol has not bitten the dust. Here’s why.
The road to an electric future needs to be paved with more than good intentions.
Garden pollinators can turn their noses up at the flowers human eyes find most beautiful.
Larger brains lead to a broader social network.
Too much emphasis on environmental stress overlooks the role of politics and economics.
New research calculates the huge cost of ‘negative emissions’ technologies that will be required to avoid dangerous climate change.
The world’s largest mud volcano has consumed several villages, but we’re no closer to the answer of how and why it began.
We need a positive vision for humanity, not tech-driven life on Mars.
Pond life can recolonise from seeds and eggs which lie dormant in the soil.
Protecting rhinos and fighting terrorism are both noble causes, but there isn’t much evidence of a link between the two.
Enormous Antarctic icebergs are a rare but natural occurrence.
It’s a dirty scientific job – but it could save lives.
New technologies and positive role models are changing the face of a profession long dominated by men.
The planet has seen five ‘mass extinctions’ over the past half billion years, but each was followed by an explosion in biodiversity.
With technology, humans can now control temperature, humidity, water and light, creating new “outdoor” environments, inside.
Here’s how to take the sting out of these harmful pesticides.
No nation can truly feel secure without its own food supply.
Tiny fibres from washing machines are being eaten by a multitude of marine species.
Waste crime has the potential for easy, high profits and as such is set to join ranks with drugs and human trafficking.
People from the lowest castes and ‘scheduled tribes’ are less likely to have electricity and clean gas, even compared to equally poor people from other castes.
Research shows this psychological technique can help people become more aware and support global change.