Increased crime rate linked to spike in air pollution: study

Tackling air pollution could help bring down crime rate in London, say researchers from London School of Economics

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Oil on Tate’s face

Museum>> Oil ÔÇó London

Skeleton service

Exhibition>> Cadavers • London

Risky roads

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Palaeontologist discovers ancient, enormous Caelocanth species by accident

It grew to be as big as a great white shark

Phasing out plastic

Greenpeace helps in the manufacture of a biodegradable credit card minus its plastic content

In search of East India Company

Ours is a corporate age. And amid the fertile arguments on how to tame and transform today's corporation, there is a sense that current era of …

Experts meet in London to understand disaster risks

Over 800 experts attend Understanding Risk Forum in an attempt to 'produce actionable information'

Climate disaster movies resonate in ways that news never will

As we face the escalating challenges of climate catastrophe, embracing diverse and emotionally engaging storytelling in mainstream media becomes …

Why not all urban foxes deserve their ‘bin-raiding’ reputation

Foxes are ecologically important to urban green spaces, so people need to find ways of living amicably alongside them

Mountain chicken frog vanishes from Dominica

This species is facing imminent extinction in the wild, yet it was in a healthy state only a couple of decades ago. Its fate sends us a very …

Beluga whale spotted in September, still in the Thames

The marine mammal is spending its time in Gravesend, near the river mouth  

COVID-19: Sharp rise projected in HIV, TB, Malaria deaths due to overwhelmed systems

Deaths could be minimised if people not forced to stay away from hospitals  

Alzheimer protein can be transmitted, says the study

Findings support hypothesis that beta-amyloid proteins were accidentally transmitted to patients through a now defunct medical treatment

Avoiding harm - how simple a duty is it?

The London High Court judgment on arsenic poisoning cases in Bangladesh explicity clears the way for affected people to claim compensation. …

70 years on from London’s Great Smog, we still need cleaner air to protect health

After 70 years, we know that health harms exist even at low pollutant levels and that there is no “safe” level

Dystopia ahead: Take an AI peek at Earth @ 2100

A new study conducted in the UK used artificial intelligence to paint a futuristic scenario for the Taj Mahal, the Brandenburg Gate and skylines …

Polio virus in sewage sample again: This time in UK

The detection signals spread between closely-linked individuals who were administered an oral polio vaccine overseas 

Call novel Coronavirus 'COVID-19', says WHO

Current outbreak's death rate in epicentre estimated at 18%; it was 10% globally for Sars in 2002-03

Pollutant levels drop in central London 17 years after carbon tax introduction

Marylebone, Bloomsbury and Westminster had lower levels of carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide in 2020, compared to 2003, a …

Here’s a scientific explanation to our polarisation debate

Study finds that those with radical beliefs, left or right, overestimate their ability to arrive at correct answers and display a generic …