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Breakthrough Institute co-founder Ted Nordhaus on climate science and climate change anxiety.

My new trade book On Sex and Gender, out today from Simon & Schuster, developed out of an academic project—first in the legal literature with Sex in Sport (2017) and Sex Neutrality (2021), then with scientists and policymakers in the medical research and sports spaces. This interdisciplinary collaboration allowed me…

Jeff Bezos’s $10bn climate and biodiversity fund has garnered glittering prizes, but concerns have been voiced over the influence it can buy – and its interest in carbon offsets

A lack of data and surveillance of the virus is worrying some public health experts about cases going unnoticed

Researchers have identified a subtype of Fusobacterium bacteria to be linked to colorectal cancer, potentially paving the way for early detection and targeted treatments.

How did an obviously fabricated article end up in a peer-reviewed journal?

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The long read: In the past 10 years the idea that trees communicate with and look after each other has gained widespread currency. But have these claims outstripped the evidence?

Launched in 2020, the Borderlands Science project was a major success.

Ticks, mosquitos, viruses and fungi all thrive as we cook the planet. Here's how we can stop their spread

We're nearing a year when a negative leap second could be needed to shave time — an unprecedented step that would have unpredictable effects, a new study says.