On a ship frozen in the Arctic, scientists have spent all winter to shed light on exactly how the world is changing

As the pachyderms increasingly clash with farmers and villagers over disappearing land, scientists study the way the animals' minds work

The outbreak, and the travel bans and fears that come with it, have endangered long-running research projects

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It’s been 180 years since Charles Wilkes voyaged to the Antarctic continent and his journey has never been more relevant

Over the past quarter-century, changes in Antarctic sea-ice cover have had profound impacts on life on the ocean floor.

A new method for reliably identifying the presence of beer or other malted foodstuffs in archaeological finds is described in a new study.

As interest in the application of plasma medicine -- the use of low-temperature plasma (LTP) created by an electrical discharge to address medical problems -- continues to grow, so does the need for research advancements proving its capabilities and potential impacts on the health care industry. Across the world, many research groups are investigating plasma medicine for applications including cancer treatment and the accelerated healing of chronic wounds, among others.

Inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, researchers have developed a new type of soft robot that is capable of moving more quickly on solid surfaces or in the water than previous generations of soft robots. The new soft robotics are also capable of grabbing objects delicately -- or with sufficient strength to lift heavy objects.

The plunge in jobs was 73,800 relative to February, but Saskatchewan saw a shallower decline than any other province as COVID-19 devastates labour markets across Canada.

Arc brings a new design and feature set, while the Play:5 is now just the Five.

Investors pulled $16.2 billion from stocks in the past week in the largest weekly redemption since the March stock market slump, according to the Bank of America's weekly flows data.

The following is a brief roundup of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

A llama called Winter could prove useful in the hunt for a treatment for COVID-19, according to U.S. and Belgian scientists who have identified a tiny particle that appears to block the new coronavirus.

U.S. luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus Group said on Friday it received court approval to access $675 million of its debtor-in-possession financing, which will allow continuity of the company's business during Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and enable it to pay employees and vendors.

Police are searching for a man they wish to speak to following the attempted rape of a woman in north-east London street.

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Pair in Leicestershire reprimanded for illicit weekend venture which prompted police helicopter search

Boris Johnson is having an audience with the Queen by video link – his first conversation with the Monarch since he fell ill with coronavirus three weeks ago.

Infection rates among NHS workers tested for Covid-19 were no higher for those treating patients face-to-face than for staff in non-clinical roles, a new study has found.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's baby son Archie joined in with a video call to his great-grandmother the Queen on her 94th birthday.

Earth's insect population has shrunk by 27 per cent in the past 30 years, researchers have found.

Donald Trump has said his remarks on injecting disinfectant to treat coronavirus were "sarcastic".

Comedian Jack Whitehall has endorsed the Evening Standard's Food for London Now campaign and launched a competition to encourage his followers to donate.

Lockdown is going well. I made a BLT the other day where I decided to deep fry the tomato in cornmeal and cooked the bacon in maple syrup.

The death toll among coronavirus patients in UK hospitals has risen by the lowest one-day total since March 30.

Flamingos form long-lasting friendships and some "behave like married couples", according to new research.

The chief medical officer for England has said the country is not "consistently" past the peak of coronavirus deaths.

Nearly 18,000 more people could die from cancer over the next year in England due to the impact of coronavirus, experts have warned.

Police are searching for a man in connection with an alleged rape at Embankment in central London.

Police are searching for a person who has been dressing as a 17th century plague doctor to go on walks during the coronavirus lockdown.

Microplastics pollution is causing disruption and behavioural changes among hermit crab populations, researchers have claimed.

Data compiled by online comparison site lays bare how much Britons are missing regular pampering during coronavirus lockdown

New Zealand has recorded no new coronavirus cases for the first day since a national lockdown came into force more than a month ago.

Police publish images of suspected thieves amid spate of stealing in northeastern United States

Updated figures for England come as authorities in Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland all announce additional Covid-19 deaths

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will today celebrate the first birthday of their son Archie while under lockdown in the US.

People worried about becoming seriously ill with Covid-19 are increasingly stressed by talk over easing of the lockdown, according to research.

Key workers in the frontline battle against coronavirus should be paid a real living wage, the Archbishop of York has told the Lords.

Extinction Rebellion activists have sprayed fake oil over the Barclays head office in an apparent breach of lockdown rules.

British people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities are two to three times more likely to die from coronavirus, new research has found.

A solar-driven hydrogen-producing machine that makes more copies of itself.

The 5,100 sq km behemoth which broke away from Antarctica in 2017 drops its own large chunk of ice.

One month after the debut of the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset, or CORD-19, the database of coronavirus-related research papers has doubled in size – and has given rise to more than a dozen software tools to channel the hundreds of studies that are being published every day about the pandemic. In a roundup published on the ArXiv preprint server this week, researchers from Seattle's Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Microsoft Research and other partners in the project say CORD-19's collection has risen from about 28,000 papers to more than 52,000. Every day, several hundred more papers are being published, in… Read More