This week the Office for National Statistics opened a consultation on the future of the decennial national census. Two options are on the table: continuing the census, but with a switch to online collection…
With each monsoon season India waits with bated breath for forecasts from the India Meteorological Department and other international forecasting agencies. This year’s forecast suggested a weakened monsoon…
Scientists have shown that plastic bottles could be converted into levodopa, an important Parkinson’s drug, with implications for both medicine and the environment.
Two big eruptions have caused pyroclastic flows and high-altitude ash clouds over South America.
Previous laws gave tenants very little protection – but now landlords could face court if they don’t keep their properties in good repair.
Cyber attacks have created new dilemmas for philosophers who determine the ethics of war.
From making renewable energy practical to revolutionising farming, the chemicals industry could make a huge contribution to the environment.
Many storms, heatwaves, fires and droughts slipped under the radar this year.
Shaking polypropylene bottles and washing them with very hot water can release millions of tiny plastic particles. Here are four ways to reduce exposure.
The panic about British children reaching puberty younger is unwarranted. Medieval skeletons provide a different answer.
