The most comprehensive review of medicinal cannabis to date finds little evidence it helps mental health conditions — and may actually cause harm.
The UK government has launched a national waste crime action plan, committing public funds to clean up three massive illegal rubbish dumps across England.
A coalition of 36 states and local governments has filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's decision to repeal a landmark 2009 greenhouse gas ruling.
Northern Ireland has approved a sweeping new climate adaptation programme featuring 280 targeted actions to strengthen resilience against escalating climate impacts.
Some feathered dinosaurs evolved wings only to lose the ability to fly. New fossil evidence from ancient molting patterns is rewriting the story of flight.
England has officially opened a 2,689-mile coastal footpath — the longest managed coastal walking route on Earth — giving the public unprecedented access to the entire English shoreline.
Kepler-51d, a bizarre ultra-light exoplanet, is wrapped in haze so thick that even the most powerful space telescope ever built can't see through it.
Strange pink granite rocks found atop Antarctic peaks have led scientists to uncover a colossal buried granite mass hiding beneath Pine Island Glacier.
Sweeping new legislation in England and Wales grants police expanded powers to tackle livestock attacks by dogs, with owners now facing unlimited financial penalties.
The UK's Nobel Prize-winning physics legacy is under threat. Sweeping budget cuts could force top scientists overseas and end Britain's role in landmark global research.
Scientific donations flow with little oversight. Epstein used this gap to buy credibility among top researchers and quietly rebuild his tarnished image.
A blazing fireball streaked across the skies of Ohio and Pennsylvania, breaking the sound barrier and rattling residents with a thunderous boom.