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Two of the most important coral species that made up Florida’s reef are now functionally extinct after a withering ocean heatwave caused catastrophic losses, scientists have…

The subjects of Lucy Knight’s excellent article about narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) have a common redeeming feature: insight (‘You are constantly told you are evil’: inside…

October 14, 20254 min readThe U.S. Won’t Win the New Space Race by Defunding NASAThe U.S. wants to remain a superpower in space. It can’t without…

Mark Harmon crouches low next to log number 219: a moss-covered western hemlock tree trunk, five meters long, lying dead on the ground in the lush…

Universities are cutting back on vital research, with world-leading work on deadly conditions such as cancer and heart disease under threat from an erosion in funding…

Patients in England now have greater access to important tests such as MRI scans and endoscopies in the evenings and weekends, the government has said, after…

Donald Trump’s global tariffs face a crunch test in a federal appeals court on Thursday, just hours before the latest sweeping round of duties is set…

On television broadcasts and forecast maps, hurricanes appear as two-dimensional swirling vortices, belying their extremely complex three-dimensional structure. Being able to peer past the tops of…

Ever since Pamela Fisher was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer, the fear of dying in pain and discomfort has been keeping her awake at night. “I…