It may be possible to “shield” the body from the damaging effects of chemotherapy by using stem cells, according to early results from a US

A paralysed man has regained limited use of his hand after pioneering surgery to bypass damage to his spinal

The US launches a national plan to tackle Alzheimer’s, as estimates show 16 million people will be affected by dementia by

Urban areas need additional capacity to adapt to the range of threats posed by climate change, such as flooding and rising temperatures, studies

Downing Street is about to review the government’s flagship Green Deal energy-saving programme after warnings that it is liable to

A bunker used to store nuclear waste from all over Britain could be built in Kent, under plans being considered by a

A study of the world’s largest subway networks shows they share a number of mathematical features, irrespective of their age or

The gas leak from the Elgin platform in the North Sea has been stopped, oil firm Total

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Scientists begin a month-long experiment in Scottish waters to study the impact of a possible leak from an undersea carbon dioxide storage