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Sophie HutchinsonHealth correspondentGetty ImagesA former nurse has lost her High Court challenge against the registration of England's first private gender clinic for teenagers. Susan Evans, and a mother who asked not to be named, had argued that the health...

An ancient cradle of evolution may have been discovered in the striped cliffs of the Grand Canyon.Paleontologists have found an exceptionally well-preserved trove of fossils in the greenish shales of the Bright Angel Formation. Today, these shales overlook the...

The humble potato, it turns out, is the product of a tryst between an ancient tomato plant and a...

A major supplier of healthcare equipment to people who are being discharged from hospital or need support in their own homes, is on the brink of going bust.NRS Healthcare, which works with the NHS and about 40 councils in...

Salt creeping, a phenomenon that occurs in both natural and industrial processes, describes the collection and migration...

NASA has released a new proposal opportunity for industry to tap into agency know-how, resources, and expertise. The Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity (ACO), managed by the Space Technology Mission Directorate, enables valuable collaboration without financial exchanges between NASA and...

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fb08ooo7MhINASA/Lori LoseyThe best way to solve a mystery is by gathering evidence and building a case. That’s exactly what NASA researchers are doing with a series of research flights aimed at advancing a sensor for supersonic parachutes. The clues...

When President Donald Trump announced in early 2025 that he was withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement for the second time, it triggered fears that the move would undermine global efforts to slow...

Are astronomers on the precipice of discovering the first, elusive, intermediate mass black hole (IMBH)? That's been the case for a while, as different researchers present evidence of them. There's a...