These are the most irrational travel fears (and how to beat them)

From losing passports to fearing public transit or missing out, travelers share their most irrational anxieties.

Climate intervention may not be enough to save coffee, chocolate and wine

A new study published in Environmental Research Letters reveals that even advanced climate intervention strategies may not be ...

Newcastle wants to go it alone in local authority shake-up despite 'small size'

Newcastle Borough Council's preferred option for local government reorganisation would see Newcastle have its own unitary ...
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Central Vietnam province seeks to accelerate LNG-fired power plant projects

Nghe An province is seeking guidance from relevant ministries on the conditions and criteria to determine whether the Quynh Lap LNG-fired power plant in the locality qualifies as an urgent project ...

Reef restoration shouldn't just be about growing corals—but also bringing reefs to life, new study suggests

Over the past twenty years, coral reef restoration has seen unprecedented growth worldwide. From Indonesia to the Caribbean, ...

First clinical trial of pig kidney transplants gets underway

The first clinical trial is getting underway to see if transplanting pig kidneys into people might really save lives.

Defence Secretary ‘failed to deny £2.6 billion of cuts’ for the MoD, say Tories

Defence Secretary John Healey has been accused of “failing to deny £2.6 billion of cuts” to defence by the Conservatives. Tory frontbencher David Reed told MPs that “multiple media outlets” have ...