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Clean hydrogen could be key to a greener future and there is a lot if it right beneath our feet in the Earth's crust.

Wild bees are considered food specialists. They often only collect their nectar from a few or even a single plant.

Novel program improves access and cuts delays, including for Indigenous and underserved youths, study finds New data from a national project led by McGill researchers shows that redesigning youth mental health services can significantly cut wait times and connect more young people to care.

A small piece of outer space recreated in a basement in Glasgow could help ensure that a key enabling technology for future space missions won't lead to deadly 'rifle bullets' of space junk circling the Earth.

UCalgary psychologist Thomas O'Neill leads project to improve mining and construction safety programs, following oilsands death in 2022 After Brandon Nelson died in 2002, while performing routine main

An innovative blood cancer treatment regime could extend remission by seven months on average, according to a clinical trial led by the University of Leeds.

Governments missing out tax revenues, hampering health policy Governments which impose lower taxes on heated tobacco products in the hope of encouraging smokers away from (combustion) cigarettes are effectively subsidising the tobacco industry, missing out on much-needed tax revenues and hampering their own public health initiatives, new research from the University of Bath and Johns Hopkins University shows.

A new treatment approach significantly improves survival rates for patients with aggressive, inherited breast cancers, according to Cambridge researchers. It is rare to have a 100% survival rate in a study like this and for these aggressive types of cancer Jean Abraham In a trial where cancers were treated with chemotherapy followed by a targeted cancer drug before surgery, 100% of patients survived the critical three-year period post-surgery.

Heatwaves are becoming more frequent and more intense - with direct implications for public health. Elderly people, children, people with chronic illnesses and those working outdoors are particularly at risk.

In an unprecedented move, India recently suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, citing cross-border terrorism.

Hilde Weerts explores how to create algorithms that don't put anyone at a disadvantage. Important decisions are increasingly being made not by humans, but by algorithms.

Innovative ground-breaking research, blue sky thinking and impressive business credentials by University of Limerick researchers have been recognised as they scored a notable one-two at Enterprise Ireland's Start-Up Day 2025 in the Aviva Stadium.

SFU study sheds new light on what causes long-term disability after a stroke and offers new path toward possible treatment Silent damage and rays of hope: Nick Dulvy sheds light on ecological diversi

A robotic hand developed at EPFL can pick up 24 different objects with human-like movements that emerge spontaneously, thanks to compliant materials and structures rather than programming. When you reach out your hand to grasp an object like a bottle, you generally don't need to know the bottle's exact position in space to pick it up successfully.

Students are working with businesses to become the next generation of financial climate risk analysts.

Researchers from Swiss TPH and partners analysed the main causes of death among the elderly (75 years and older) in Switzerland.

People living in more deprived areas with worse health outcomes were 65% more likely to lose their local pharmacy than those in wealthier areas, according to research published today.

The Dutch historic landscape is under threat. Changes in the agricultural sector, rising sea levels, drought, and flooding urgently call for measures that will drastically alter the landscape.

A Simon Fraser University new study is challenging a commonly held misconception that there's little organizations can do to encourage employees to disclose mental health concerns.

Exceeding two hours of weekday screen time doubled odds of clinically elevated anxiety, quadrupled emotional and behavioural difficulties Heightened anxiety, depression, aggression and impulsiveness i