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Moss, one of the world's oldest plants, is surprisingly in tune with the atmosphere around it. Now in a study...

Scientists estimate that half a billion people in the world lack sufficient water to meet their daily needs, and that...

Credit: Swanson School of Engineering During graduate school at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh, Warren Ruder wondered if it...

In the Mediterranean region, there are numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites in low-lying coastal areas. These include, for example, the...

Human Evolution Beyond Biology and Culture: Evolutionary Social, Environmental and Policy Sciences (Cambridge University Press, October 2018) is a new...

Scientists have revealed the intricate process that bone cells use to repair themselves after mechanical injury, according to a study...

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The first detailed analysis of air pollution trends in China reveals a 20 per cent drop in concentrations of particulate...

Researchers have discovered a novel consequence of loss of the tumour protein p53 that promotes cancer development, according to new...