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The decision to proceed with the Jackdaw gas field will make the UK complicit in pushing up greenhouse gas emissions and give ...

A surgeon has told New Scientist they have performed a transplant on someone with a complete spinal cord injury using a piece ...

Depression has long been linked to chemical imbalances, but many cases may actually be related to disrupted body clocks that ...

This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles ...