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Discover more about Syria's religious demographics – what are the biggest & smallest groups & where do they live in the country?

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New study finds 75 per cent of heat-related deaths occur in people under the age of 35, contradicting previous studies ...

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Meet biochar: the organic matter helping to capture carbon and improve soil quality – with origins stretching back 2,000 ...

In the summer of 2020, at the height of the COVID pandemic, Olivia Laing found herself a sanctuary, a neglected Suffolk ...

Currently, geothermal energy – any heat energy derived from the Earth’s ground, at depths of a few metres to several ...

Hearings begin this week at UN court to discuss the obligations of worldwide countries in supporting vulnerable nations ...

First study of its kind shows Arctic could experience first ice-free day in just three years, with significant consequences ...