The El Niño climate pattern has contributed to a year of record-breaking temperatures. We must bend the curve of carbon ...

The El Nino climate pattern has contributed to a year of record-breaking temperatures. We must bend the curve of carbon ...

Babies seem to cluster together their squeals and growling noises, rather than making them sporadically, which suggests they ...

Birds: Brilliant and Bizarre, now on view at London's Natural History Museum, showcases the extraordinary qualities of ...

A small study of children aged 12 to 17 suggests that using a smartphone slightly improves their mood, adding to the debate ...

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When I heard Stephen Hawking extoll the mysteries of black holes, I knew theoretical physics was what I wanted to do. There ...

Fill in the numbers 1-16 once each in a four-by-four grid so that the sum of the numbers on the top row is even and the ...

An exhibition of hip-hop jewelry at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. The display showcased lavish pieces, ...

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Scrap screens for a while and enjoy the real feel of Aqua, a board game where colourful tiles grow into ecosystems. It's ...

Calculating probabilities can be complicated, as this classic "what's behind the doors" problem shows, says Peter Rowlett ...