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Braer: The huge oil spill that Shetland survived
On 5 January 1993 an oil tanker ran aground off Shetland spilling 85,000 tonnes of crude…
Cardiff University scientists’ drugs test breakthrough
After 10 years, a team at Cardiff University helps identify a process to speed up drug…
‘Latte levy’ of 25p urged by MPs in bid to cut cup waste
The UK throws away 2.5 billion non-recyclable coffee cups every year, MPs say.
Coral reefs head for ‘knock-out punch’
Repeat bouts of warmer seawater are posing a significant challenge to the world's tropical corals.
Post-Brexit farming funding set out by Michael Gove
Farmers are to receive payments for "public goods", such as planting meadows, instead of subsidies.
Alaskan infant’s DNA tells story of ‘first Americans’
The 11,500-year-old bones of a child unearthed in Alaska shed light on the peopling of the…
What a woman with a bionic hand can feel
Scientists have unveiled the first bionic hand with a sense of touch that can be worn…
How plastic is harming India’s holiest river
Over a billion tonnes of plastic each year is taking its toll on the Ganges.
Fire reductions ‘make methane numbers add up’
Fewer fires globally may help explain the recent change in atmospheric methane, a study says.