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Satellites are giving scientists a powerful new way to watch over the world's bridges. Using radar imaging, researchers can detect millimeter-scale movements that may signal early structural problems long before inspectors notice them. The study ...

Scientists are exploring a new way to harness the medical promise of psychedelic compounds without the mind-bending side effects. Researchers created modified versions of psilocin -- the active form of psilocybin from "magic mushrooms" -- that still ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising new role for little-known brain cells called tanycytes that may influence the development of Alzheimer's disease. These specialized cells appear to help remove toxic tau protein from the brain by transporting it ...

Inspired by the loss of their mother, they have poured millions into studying a key protein behind frontotemporal dementia. But all has not gone according to plan ...

Campaigners say the eco-system rarity does not have enough legal protection.

Bristol Water is using ancient hedge laying techniques to improve biodiversity near Blagdon lake.

In its 100th year, the Norfolk Wildlife Trust spends £4.6m on 336 acres of farmland.

"I don't think stereotypes like that have ever bothered me," says 36-year-old Sian Cleaver.

Physicists have discovered a surprising new "Island of Inversion" in a place no one expected: among nuclei where the number of protons equals the number of neutrons. For decades, these strange regions--where atomic nuclei abandon their usual orderly ...

Researchers found the psychedelic elixir would have been possible to make using ingredients and techniques available in ancient Greece ...