Cancer survival rates have doubled in England and Wales over the last half a century amid a “golden age” for cancer treatment. That’s according to a landmark report by Cancer Research UK (CRUK), which ...

The grid is struggling, and the rise of EVs will only add extra pressure. Thanks to these vehicles’ potential as energy storage plants, however, they could be part of the solution We’ve all heard it.

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China’s embrace of renewables has tipped its emissions into reverse, with some experts predicting the country’s CO2 output could be entering a period of structural decline. According to analysis by ...

Ever-changing and a limitless conversation starter, weather can be embraced as a positive presence in all of our lives, believes Matt Gaw Dark rain clouds. Gusty wind. The heavens primed to open. For ...

An ambitious programme combines solar power with mobile connectivity to revolutionise the prospects for people living in rural India Imagine this. You’re living in a remote rural hamlet in the ...

Part of an old turbine has been transformed into a house in a bid to prove that these structures can have a meaningful second life You might be blown away to know that the tiny house pictured used to ...

A city once dubbed “the dirtiest in the US” has been designated North America’s first national park city. Half a century ago, Chattanooga in Tennessee was infamous for its acrid air and toxic water, ...

Curious diners have been packing out the Shoreditch eaterie to sample a menu packed with ‘layers of flavour and texture’ A tick bite almost ended visionary chef Kirk Haworth’s stellar career – but now ...

Microsoft has revealed a new quantum chip that could eventually lead to computers capable of solving highly complex societal problems A groundbreaking new chip brings quantum computing within touching ...

For over 30 years, Living Paintings has been helping blind and visually impaired people enjoy art through touch and sound. Here, we explore the hard work involved in adapting a two-dimensional book ...

1. EU emissions shrank (and China’s ‘may have peaked’) While the climate crisis came into ever sharper focus in 2024, emissions continued to rise – but not everywhere. Data published in October ...