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Non-sugar sweeteners don't help with weight loss

Non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) shouldn’t be used to reduce body weight, according to newly released guidance from the World Health Organisation (WHO)

Never-before-seen viruses discovered in the oceans

Scientists have discovered never-before-seen viruses that thrive in sunlit oceans from pole to pole and infect plankton

China rover may have found evidence of recent water on Mars

Mars may have had liquid water on its surface as recently as 400,000 years ago, data from China’s Zhurong rover suggests

Blinking fish could hold secrets of our evolution

An ugly blinking fish could hold the secret to how ancient animals evolved the ability to live on land, a new study has found

Turtle species doomed to extinction after last female found dead

The Yangtze giant softshell turtle (Rafetus swinhoei), the world’s largest freshwater turtle and one of the most endangered species on Earth, is now essentially doomed to extinction after the last known remaining female washed up dead in Vietnam

Energy of "25 billion atomic bombs" trapped on Earth in 50 years

Global warming has trapped an explosive amount of energy in Earth’s atmosphere in the past half century, the equivalent of about 25 billion atomic bombs, a new study finds

James Webb telescope discovers ancient 'water world'

Astronomers have finally peered past the clouds on the exoplanet GJ 1214b, a mini-Neptune planet around a star about 40 light-years away

INSIDE AIR FORCE ONE

What's on board the US president's personal aeroplane?

DRILLING FOR OIL

How machines and people work together on an oil rig

THE POLAR VORTEX EXPLAINED

What is the polar vortex, and how does it keep the climate in check?

WEIRD CREATURES OF THE DEEP

Meet the strange and wonderful animals living thousands of metres below the surface of our oceans

SPIES IN THE SKY

From balloons to satellites, Earth is under constant surveillance from above

HOW RADIATION SUITS WORK

These garments stop this invisible form of energy from wreaking havoc on the human body

How we taste food

Discover the chemicals that combine to create an extensive assortment of flavours

THE WEIRD WORLD OF AIRSHIPS

Pioneering aircraft that captured the imagination of a generation, airships have a brief but action-packed history

NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS

The explosive science behind the biggest human-made blasts on Earth

What are the CROWN JEWELS WORTH?

Discover the history of the precious artefacts worn by Britain's monarchs

Alien Invasion

Venture behind enemy lines on the biodiversity battlefield and weed out the ecological imposters 

What Causes A Landslide?

The forces of nature involved in these sudden and treacherous collapses

Super Volcanoes

The world’s largest and deadliest volcanoes could envelop the whole planet in ash

Rise Of The Robopets

Could the future for man’s best friend be more chrome than canine?

Modified Enzyme Can Eat Plastic

Could this new discovery help solve our global plastic problem?

Magnetic Fields Predict Loggerhead Turtle's Genes

These magnificent sea turtles have a secret navigation system

Man's Best Friend For 10,000 Years

Our relationship with our canine companions goes way back 

3D Printing Made Easy

We chat with Lauren Slowik from Shapeways about making 3D printing accessible to the world

The History Of Tarmacadam

How an accidental spillage and a sharp-eyed surveyor led to a modern road surface

The Airbus Beluga

Meet the whale of a plane designed to ferry oversized aircraft parts around the world

How Paper Is Made

The chemistry and engineering involved in transforming pines into pages.

Destination: Planet Earth

A voyage of discovery around the world in which we live.

The First Robocop

Patrolling the streets of Dubai, meet the first automated police officer of the Middle East.