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The Tropical Forests Forever Facility, an initiative spearheaded by Brazil, would raise money from investments and pay ...

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We now have full genome sequences for six species of apes, helping us to pin down our last common ancestor – and potentially ...

The weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is boosting the sea level along the New England coast on top of sea level rise from melting ice, adding to flooding ...

An analysis of compounds in chilli peppers has revealed chemicals that seem to negate their heat-giving capsaicinoids. This ...

Women were historically excluded from health studies on the grounds that hormone fluctuations introduced "noise" into the ...

Acclaimed photographers Paul Nicklen and Cristina Mittermeier showcase a changing planet as part of the Photo London ...

A newly described poison dart frog, which is about the size of a thumbnail, has been found in the forests of the Juruá river ...

Anomalies in the moon’s gravitational field suggest our satellite’s insides are warmer on one side than the other – which ...

There are serious issues with new proposals to use artificial intelligence to predict future crimes, says Yu Xiong, chair of ...