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The Paris climate agreement is better than many expected but it is not enough to achieve the stated aim of limiting warming to 2 ºC, let alone 1.5 ºC

Paris pact represents the first worldwide effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in next decade --

ROBOTICS: China Wants to Replace Millions of Workers with Robots Will Knight | Technology Review "China is already the world's largest producer of everything from clothes to electronics, but much of it depends...

As the world's leaders announce the new climate deal, New Scientist brings you the news from COP21 as it happens

Washington State University researchers have developed a catalyst that easily converts bio-based ethanol to a widely used industrial chemical, paving the way for more environmentally friendly, bio-based plastics and prod...

Results from a long-term clinical trial conducted by cancer researchers show that combining radiation treatment with 'suicide gene therapy' provides a safe and effective one-two punch against the disease.

Forests can store up to half of global carbon emissions -- can they provide the solution to a warming planet?

Hippopotamuses may be adorable, but they still face terrible poaching.

Migratory birds are losing ground, literally, at every stage of their flights.