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Many deadly infections are transmitted via water, including cholera, typhoid and brain-eating amoebas.

Just over a decade ago, artificial intelligence (AI) made one of its showier forays into the public’s consciousness when IBM’s Watson computer appeared on the American quiz show Jeopardy! The studio audience was made up of IBM employees, and Watson’s exhibition performance against two of the show’s most successful contestants…

Southern Water was handed a record fine of £90 million in July 2021 after pleading guilty to illegally discharging sewage along the rivers and coastline of Kent, Hampshire and Sussex. More than a year later, the headlines have not improved for Britain’s embattled water companies who have recently discharged more…

History tells us the end of a deadly outbreak isn’t just about medical data – it’s about political and social changes too, says historian Erica Charters

The historic Sydney Cricket Ground will play host to closing chapter of England and Australia’s rediscovered rivalry

The series is locked at 1-1 heading into Saturday’s showdown in Sydney

The series is locked at 1-1 heading into Saturday’s showdown in Sydney.

Science should be a profession, not a priesthood.