Scientists have created a hemp-based plastic that is durable, heat-resistant and highly stretchable, offering a greener alternative to conventional plastics, though scaling up production remains a key challenge.
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Scientists have discovered tiny pieces of DNA that play a big role in human language. These ancient traits existed before Neanderthals and stayed largely unchanged due to limits linked to brain growth and childbirth.
Pollen season is two weeks longer thanks to climate change, spelling more suffering for those with hay fever while extreme heat is responsible for one death a minute, a new report finds.
New research suggests malaria helped shape early human history, driving populations from high-risk regions and fragmenting groups, with lasting effects on genetic diversity—highlighting disease as a key force alongside climate.
Fungi buried in forest soil might be quietly pulling down the rain, according to new research, and they might even be doing it more efficiently
A team drilling in Greenland found that a major high point of the ice sheet vanished entirely about 7,000 years ago, during conditions not dramatically warmer than today, and scientists are worried
A new study shows liquid biochar fertilisers boost crop yields, improve nutrient efficiency, and offer strong economic benefits, suggesting a scalable, sustainable alternative to conventional fertilisation without disrupting soil health.
Scientists studying air pollution in rural Oklahoma accidentally discovered a toxic chemical drifting through the atmosphere that's never been picked up in the Western Hemisphere before - and they think sewage-based fertiliser is behind it
The Atlantic current system that keeps Europe's climate stable looks more likely to collapse than previously estimated, after new research found climate models showing the worst outcomes best match real-world data
Climate change is gradually increasing wildfire spread and season length, putting many species at greater risk. A new study suggests impacts may grow, though reducing emissions could help limit future damage.
The scientific community now largely recognises this phenomenon, observed at various volcanoes around the world. But what exactly is it? Here are the explanations provided by science.
New research suggests two icebergs travelling the same path can be very different, but why, and what does this mean for the ocean and our climate?