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Review indicates a keto diet could tackle diseases that damage the brain over time by improving how it uses energy

No two El Niño events are exactly alike, though forecasters have a pretty good idea of what’s likely to happen

Hurricane forecasting by humans can take a few hours to reach a conclusion. Google’s DeepMind is eight times faster than that, the company claims

The research has significantly updated the understanding of when specific volcanic events happened in Northern Ireland

Hurricane forecasting by humans can take a few hours to reach a conclusion. Google’s DeepMind is eight times faster than that, the company claims

Five distinct carcass sites were found and scientists unearthed fossils, including skulls belonging to both beaked and baleen whales, with the oldest bones dating back an astonishing 5.3 million years

Pesticide residues, heavy metals, and microplastics in tea pose risks, scientists say

Motivation behind the skull manipulation ‘very difficult to interpret’, scientists say

Jian was likely covered in feathers and capable of living on ground and in trees

Scientists made the finding by analysing samples taken from the Chicxulub crater in Mexico

Scientists cloned 1,206 mice from one female donor over 20 years to test the limits of cloning

An Australian tech entrepreneur has helped create what appears to be a made-to-measure cancer vaccine for his dog

Herb not just slows hair loss, but also creates conditions that support regeneration, scientists say

Magic mushroom ingredient may enable temporary cognitive function improvement in Alzheimer's patients

A team of five researchers set out to find Qreiya 3, a remote fossil locality in Upper Egypt

Domestic cats have shown behaviour associated with grief after the loss of a close companion

It is thought the brooch, which dates to around 100-160 AD, probably came into local hands as a gift from the Roman world

They captured an image 100 times deeper and 80 times sharper than previous maps of the region