Science — GB

The human-animal bond is often so strong that pet owners may delay or forgo medical treatment or leave a health care facility against medical advice if they have no one to care for their pet at home. A perspective paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine explains why pet owners may…

Here's a novel idea for countering the painful side effects of chemotherapy: Beforehand, take the hallucinogenic drug found in magic mushrooms.

In 1974, Stephen Hawking made a prediction that transformed our understanding of black holes. Black holes, he showed, are not truly black: They slowly lose energy through a quantum process now known as Hawking radiation. The lighter the black hole, the faster it evaporates.

New research has found that tree species diversity can play a crucial role in protecting forests from the growing threat of extreme climate events. The study analyzed data from 88,116 separate forest plots across the United States to investigate the impact of "compound climate extremes," when…

The US president says the move will help ranchers, but conservationists say it could derail efforts to recover populations.

During the most recent Ice Age, researchers believe there was a "lost land bridge" between Wales and Ireland.

An environmental group says those who died are suspected of stealing petrol from a pipeline in Nigeria's Rivers State.

A 10-year-old boy was out looking for fossils along the shore in Islandmagee when he spotted the back of the skull.

And for the first time renewable generation has consistently exceeded non-renewable generation since January.

Demand for avocados is booming in India and local growers hope to grab more of the market.

A sea eagle that confounded experts by surviving with a broken wing has been spotted back above Scotland's west coast.

Videos shared from across the region showed streets overwhelmed by rain and hailstones falling in a matter of minutes.