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‘Dorozoku’ map crowd-sources the whereabouts of noisy kids in Japan – but who’s being anti-social here, exactly?

Many still cling to the idea that we live in a deterministic Universe, despite the nature of quantum physics. Now, the “least spooky” interpretation no longer works.

Interactive globe shows where your hometown was at various stages of Earth’s deep geological past.

Ancient corridors below the French capital have served as its ossuary, playground, brewery, and perhaps soon, air conditioning.

An artificial island in the North Sea is the biggest building project ever in Danish history – and could pave the way for many more.

All of these conflicts have a long history. They may also have a long future.

Affluence could be our real downfall.

While building a new airport, construction crews uncover a gigantic collection of ancient bones.

It looks like a busy hurricane season ahead. Probably.

The pandemic reminds us that our higher education system, with all its flaws, remains a key part of our strategic reserve.

According to international law, the seabed belongs to everyone.

The Baltic nation rolls out an unlikely tourist attraction: 47 weird ice cream flavors.

When Tal Golesworthy was told he was at risk of his aorta bursting, he wasn’t impressed with the surgery on offer – so he came up with his own idea.

Techshot’s 3D BioFabrication Facility successfully printed human heart tissue aboard the International Space Station.

A new study says that it could be centuries before millions of the classic toys submerged in the Earth’s seas disintegrate.

Victorians want to rectify 19th-century surveying error – and become South Australians.

An open letter predicts that a massive wall of rock is about to plunge into Barry Arm Fjord in Alaska.

‘Kanal Istanbul’ would create a second Bosporus – and immortalize its creator.

Iranian Tolkien scholar finds intriguing parallels between subcontinental geography and famous map of Middle-earth.

New book focuses on some of the world’s most peculiar borderlines.

A microbial organism pulls electricity from water in the air.

Information is the best armor against panic.

Europe’s border closures due to coronavirus go against a fundamental freedom enshrined in the Schengen Agreement.

What better way to understand the world around us than through jokes?

It’s telling about attempts to save the industry.

The Black Death skipped certain parts of Europe – and that could be a lesson for today’s coronavirus epidemic

Central banks face a Herculean task to keep economies right-side up.

It contains more water than all the Great Lakes combined, and the science of our planet explains why. Although practically all of Earth’s human population lives on dry land, our surface […]

The net famously failed to work as planned last year. Now, a new version is making waves.

Researchers believe that war exacerbates climate change, threatening the environment and making future wars more likely.