South West Water previously entered guilty pleas to pollution offences spanning six years.

How do we measure time accurately and why is the rotation of the Earth causing problems?

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Changes in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The bacteria responsible picked up some new genetic material, say experts.

Opinion | 20th September 2026By Lara Wong, Founder and CEO, Clinically Vulnerable FamiliesChapter one of the Module 3 report, paragraph 1.105. Baroness Hallett writes that new hospitals should be desi...

Mathematician and author Kit Yates returns to the Ri to explore how our understanding of reality is shaped b

Mathematician and author Kit Yates returns to the Ri to explore how our understanding of reality is shaped b

Mathematician and author Kit Yates returns to the Ri to explore how our understanding of reality is shaped b

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology - Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne disease caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In 2023, it returned to being the leading cause of death from an...

In 1992, I introduced Stoppard to the professor who put chaos into biology. A year later I reviewed the play that came out of it. As Arcadia is about to leave the West End, here's what happened.

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology - Tuberculosis (TB) is an airborne disease caused by the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In 2023, it returned to being the leading cause of death from an...

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André Loranger has been appointed as the National Statistician for the United Kingdom

Fluid dynamics and an industrial midnight drama

An audacious heist at the Louvre saw thieves make off with priceless crown jewels in broad daylight – here is how a decades-old geometry problem can help museums boost their security.

Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.

Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.

Mathematician and author Kit Yates returns to the Ri to explore how our understanding of reality is shaped b

A weekly programme looking at the science that's changing our world.

Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026

Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026

The Trump administration is capping the length of time international students can legally remain in the U.S., and declines in their enrollment could spell disaster for colleges and universities.

From democratic honeybees to self-aware flies, there's plenty we can learn from creepy crawlies about how to make better decisions.

Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by those locked inside, with few ways to get help.