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Grazing livestock and farming over the past 4000 years have rapidly accelerated the rate of soil loss in the Alps, ...

Over multiple generations, small nematode worms began preferring microplastic-contaminated food over cleaner options, which ...

It turns out that obesity may be much more complicated than we thought, with the condition potentially existing in up to 11 ...

A wave of anti-vaccine sentiment has spurred measles outbreaks around the world, and could lead to outbreaks of other ...

The UK's Online Safety Act is intended to stop children from accessing pornography online, but its potential implications are ...

Researchers have found the first new type of magnet in nearly a century. Now, these strange "altermagnets" could help us ...

Without enough liquid water on the surface, a planet's atmosphere can become choked with carbon dioxide, raising temperatures ...

Researchers have genetically engineered gut microbes to absorb compounds that contribute to kidney stones – and to thrive in ...

Google’s Android Earthquake Alerts program is a globe-spanning earthquake early-warning system that uses billions of phone ...