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These caves were unexplored for thousands of years, protected by swirling mists and terrifying tales. Read more: China's giant sinkholes

The weather event has multiplied damages from the ‘bomb cyclone’ seen in the US north-west earlier this week. Read more:

A selection of news photographs from around the world. Read more: Lava, letters and a loch: Photos of the week

Scientists sought to better understand how humans evolved to become so skilled at thinking about what’s happening in other peoples’

A new study reveals a troubling rise in severe maternal health issues and birth complications in Illinois from 2016 to

Researchers investigating ways to reduce exhaustion in cancer-fighting T-cells found that the Golgi apparatus can be used as a simple

Geneticists have developed a gene drive-based solution to the widespread problem of insecticide resistance. In an effort to protect valuable

Engineers have found a way to simultaneously mitigate three types of defects in parts produced using a prominent additive manufacturing

Spanish explorers may have brought the first peach pits to North America, but Indigenous communities helped the ubiquitous summer fruit

As part of an effort to overcome the long-term energy-storage challenge, engineers have invented a water-soluble chemical additive that improves

New research has uncovered what may be the oldest direct evidence of ancient hot water activity on Mars, revealing the