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Research, climate, space and health.
Seeds found in an ancient grave and chemical compounds discovered in mummy hair have revealed people got high on marijuana 2,800 years ago.
ScienceResearchers used CT scans to crack a 400-year-old code and open a mysterious padlock that washed up in Wales with the Ann Francis treasure hoard.
ScienceA coalition of legal and environmental groups has filed money laundering complaints against JBS, the world’s largest meat processor, and 12 financial institutions, investors and advisers…
SciencePsychoactive compounds have been found in a hair from a Scythian tomb in Siberia, providing the earliest direct evidence of cannabis being used as a drug
ScienceThe global health and economic benefits of the covid-19 vaccines were thought to have reached up to $38 trillion in their first year, but a new analysis suggests $64.3 trillion is a more…
ScienceRokiatu Traoré, president of a social enterprise in Mali that uses agroforestry to restore degraded land and create jobs for women and youths, has been named a Changemaker at the United…
ScienceFrom energy prices to datacenters, climate became a cost-of-living issue – and a winning one Q&A: Ask your questions about Democrats’ win in the midterms Climate-forward Democrats swept…
ScienceGoogle has said schools can’t have access to its search engine without AI, even in schools where AI use is being banned. Columnist Jacob Aron says the tech giant shouldn’t be dictating…
ScienceChemical manufacturer 3M will pay up to $7.35 billion to settle lawsuits by people who say they were sickened by groundwater contamination from compounds used in firefighting foam and other…
ScienceRecent fractures on the surface of Mars and gases detected by an orbiter probe provide some of the strongest evidence yet that the planet is volcanically active
ScienceA new method picks up where Einstein left off, to predict how particles move through fluid under extreme conditions.
ScienceA high-status burial surprised archaeologists when they discovered leprosy in a man's bones from the fifth century.
ScienceSatellites show that the ocean around a gyre of plastic detritus in the Pacific is brightening and changing colour, with the most likely explanation being microplastics suspended in the…
ScienceScientists in the U.S. and Canada are decoding grizzly bears' behavior to learn how they navigate a human-dominated world. What they find could build a safer future for both species.
ScienceFrom dramatic lightning strikes to foreboding storm clouds, these stunning photographs showcase the beauty, power and unpredictability of our planet's weather.
ScienceCity lights from the Midwestern United States to the East Coast sparkle across the landscape a couple of hours before sunrise on Oct. 18, 2026. Major urban areas visible in the photograph…
ScienceStudents in Florida will hear from NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney as they answer prerecorded STEM questions while aboard the International Space Station. The…
ScienceGeologists say they are getting closer to solving mystery as tests suggest stone may have come from elsewhere in Scotland, northern England or even Ireland They spent countless hours on…
ScienceWith no local polling station or means of getting to one from their remote community, residents of the Tumucumaque Indigenous Park in northern Brazil weren’t able to vote in October’s…
ScienceCanada and the EU have found in each other stable liberal partners who take democracy seriously.
ScienceWhen Ghana began its Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) process with the European Union, the attraction was clear. Europe is an important market for Ghanaian timber, international…
ScienceThe BLVD is home to 250 enterprises, from banks, tattoo shops and restaurants to museums and a performing arts centre Passing through the Mojave desert on State Route 14, going by…
ScienceWith their shiny golden or reddish-brown fur, round ears, and white and black facial markings, Asian golden cats are cute. But don’t let their looks fool you: these cats, native to China…
ScienceLow-producing oil and gas wells in the US account for 5 per cent of national oil and gas production but produce 40 per cent of the industry's methane emissions
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