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A very low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet may provide stronger metabolic benefits for people with obesity than either a Mediterranean diet or...

And the impacts of space weather are not just a consideration for people on Earth.In 1991, Helen Sharman became the...

The only climate scientist teaching at West Point, the US army’s military academy, was fired after he resisted an order...

Low-carb diets have become increasingly popular, but their effects on cholesterol are far from uniform. Some people see little change,...

The extreme weather has left about 2,800 homes across 10 villages without electricity, according to officials.Authorities in the Aude department...

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Ward told Greenpeace online he had taken "great pleasure" in removing its work, adding: "Thought Greenpeace was all about leave...

There have now been almost 5,000 cases and more than 2,000 deaths since 15 May, making this Ebola outbreak the...

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One of the UK’s best fossil collections has been sold overseas in what experts have called a loss to the...