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The elevator pitch made this trip sound very glamorous, but it’s nearing 43ºC and I’ve been stooping around in the desert for over an hour, eyes fixed on the arid earth. We’re in the Turkana Basin in

A centrepiece of Prof Stephen Hawking’s theory of black holes states that black holes can only grow. Thanks to precision observations made with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory

When she died in 2024, Spain’s Maria Branyas was the world’s oldest woman. She was 117. Experts believe the secret to her longevity may have been the bacteria living in her gut – her microbiome – and

When it comes to getting older, why are some of us still as sharp as ever? How’s your brain doing today? Mine is whimpering in a dark corner somewhere trying to keep up with the deluge of stuff we exp

Hop aboard as Daisy Dobrijevic sets sail to discover the world’s most unusual beasts.