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The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz led to a spike in oil pricesAnna Ivanova/Alamy

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are expected to drop this year for the first time in five years.

The slowdown has been partly attributed to the energy shock triggered by the US and Israel’s war on Iran. The conflict, which began in February, led to a jump in oil prices ...


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Many are convinced that ice baths or cold showers are an effective way to speed recovery after exercise, but a study finds that cold therapy may actually have the opposite effect

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When we talk about prehistoric foods, we often focus on meat or perhaps cereal grains. But columnist Michael Marshall finds that ancient humans may have dined on more insects than we previously thought

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A gene called ZFX exerts powerful effects on an entire network of genes linked to autism, which may help explain why the condition is less common in females

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A radical new approach suggests some of quantum theory’s most bizarre and inexplicable effects might be down to physics failing to account properly for time

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