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The federal Commission of Fine Arts is set on Thursday to review plans for a hulking 250-foot “triumphal arch” to celebrate America’s 250th birthday, one of…

The longest managed coastal walking route in the world has been opened by the king at the Seven Sisters cliff walk.However, large parts of the King…

On an island in New Zealand’s remote southern fjords, one of the world’s strangest and rarest parrots – the kākāpō – is caring for her tiny…

Plants and animals are disappearing at an alarming rate across the planet, with some estimates suggesting a loss of up to 150 species every day. Meanwhile,…

Environmental groups have objected to the recommendation of a “blue tick” sustainability label being awarded to a Norwegian krill fishing giant, amid concerns over concentrated fishing…

March 4, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmThis may be the oldest ‘butthole’ imprint on EarthFossils show exceptionally rare evidence of a cloacal vent—the…

Teenage girls in Europe have the highest rate of tobacco use in their age group around the world, while one in seven adolescents across the continent…

Europe and China do not need to compete on the development of defossilization technologies.Credit: Florian Gaertner/Photothek/GettyLast month, we described some of the nascent steps a number…

“Now, Gary, repeat after me: Quiero una margarita, por favor,” my Spanish tutor instructs. I cringe at the butchered Spanglish my estuary accent produces. Like Del…

A US-led research team has verified the first Mediterranean mass grave of the world’s earliest recorded pandemic, providing stark new details about the plague of Justinian…