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    Following in the footsteps of ancient humans

    Roland Pease travels to South Africa to gain a deeper understanding of human origins

  2. Volcanic eruption lights up Iceland

    Volcanic eruption lights up Iceland.

  3. The science of morning sickness

    A team of researchers have uncovered what may cause morning sickness in pregnancy.

  4. Can carbon capture live up to its hype?

    Climate expert Richard Black discusses the good, the bad and the ugly of carbon capture.

  5. All aboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough

    The RRS Sir David Attenborough has reached Antarctica for its first full science season.

  6. Fires in the Pantanal wetlands

    Brazil鈥檚 searing temperatures have scorched the world鈥檚 largest tropical wetlands.

  7. Volcanic rumblings in Iceland

    Does seismic activity in Iceland suggest the country is entering a new volcanic era?

  8. Sounds of the Cape

    Fossil hunting, African penguin rehabilitation and bird bioacoustics on the Western Cape.

  9. Climate emergency

    Hurricanes, fires and carbon budgets; the impacts of climate change around the world

  10. Bird flu reaches Antarctic region

    Bird flu continues to spread across the world, putting isolated bird populations at risk.

  11. Alarm at Campi Flegrei, Italy

    Naples is wondering about the next volcanic eruption.

  12. Devastating earthquakes hit Afghanistan

    Herat has not seen an earthquake for almost 1000 years but now, five have come at once.

  13. The best and the worst

    From talking to a Nobel prize winner to discussing allegations of scientific misconduct.

  14. Trilobite dinner

    What did a 465-million-year-old trilobite eat for dinner? And how can we possibly know?

  15. More likely, more intense

    Extreme flooding in Libya 50 times more likely and 50% more intense due to climate change

  16. Deadly floods in Derna

    Devastating floods have swept away the banks of Derna, Libya. How did this happen?

  17. Returning to the North Pole

    Ice breaker Polarstern returns to the Arctic visiting sites last explored in 2012.

  18. Drowning coastal ecosystems

    Coastal ecosystems around the world are at risk of disappearing as sea levels rise

  19. Brain-computer interfaces

    Brain to speech translation allows patients to communicate faster and more expressively.

  20. The science behind the Hawaii fire

    The science behind the devastating fires that have consumed Lahaina in Hawaii.

  21. Pandemic surveillance system at risk

    One of the most useful scientific tools you鈥檝e never heard of is being paywalled

  22. Bird Flu is back

    H5N1 bird flu is spreading to seabirds, mammals, and household pets

  23. Ocean current collapse

    Is the collapse of large system of ocean currents imminent?

  24. On the edge of a new volcano

    A spectacular volcanic eruption hits Iceland鈥檚 Reykjanes peninsula for the third year

  25. Europe鈥檚 heatwave death toll

    Around 62,000 people died in last year's European heatwave - is this the new normal?

  26. Melting of Greenland ice sheet

    Record-breaking global temperatures are accelerating Greenland ice melt

  27. Preparing for crises

    We have entered a state of multiple and entangled crises. How can research help?

  28. Human embryo models

    Scientists have made human embryo models 鈥� or 鈥渟ynthetic embryos鈥� - in the lab.

  29. Oceans in hot water?

    A major El Ni帽o is building and heating up the world. What is the forecast?

  30. The beginnings of us

    New molecular fossil records shed evidence on the billion-year-old roots of modern life

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