US coastal cities face higher 2050 flood risk because they are sinking
New Orleans is at greater risk of further floods than we thought because of ground subsidence William A. Morgan/Shutterstock Sea levels are rising faster than
The hunt is on to learn why bowel cancer in young people is rising
The number of people under 50 diagnosed with bowel cancer has been rising for three decades Mohammed Elamine ALIOUI/Alamy One of the most concerning trends
Hunger-inducing mutation makes some Labrador dogs more likely to get fat
About a quarter of Labradors have a hunger-inducing mutation in the POMC gene Charles Mann/Getty images Two dog breeds, Labradors and flat-coated retrievers, may be
Is the woolly mammoth really on the brink of being resurrected?
Unlike extinct woolly mammoths, most edited elephants with mammoth-like traits would have no tusks, to get around ivory poaching QuangTrungArt/Shutterstock A company set up to
Australia could launch its first private orbital rocket within weeks
The Eris Block 1 rocket Gilmour Space Technologies Within weeks, the Australian government is expected to approve the country’s first private orbital rocket launch, joining
Blue cheese could get an upgrade thanks to new mould hybrids
A mould creates the distinctive blue veins in Roquefort cheese Igorr Norman / Alamy Five new varieties of Penicillium roqueforti, the fungus used to make
Wearing make-up during exercise may harm your skin health
Exercising while wearing foundation can change our skin’s characteristics oneinchpunch/Shutterstock Wearing foundation while exercising may affect the health of the skin by changing its pore
Asian elephants seen burying their dead for the first time
An elephant pulling a dead calf on a tea estate in north Bengal, India Parveen Kaswan and Akashdeep Roy Asian elephants have been documented deliberately
Surprise decision not to define the Anthropocene shocks scientists
Has Earth entered a new geologic epoch? Perhaps not Shutterstock/Dima Zel Efforts to put the Anthropocene on the geological timescale have fallen at the first
Walking 10,000 steps a day really does seem to make us healthier
Walking 9000 to 10,000 steps a day appears to help ward off an early death and heart-related events Pippa Samaya/Getty Images/Cavan Images Taking between 9000