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Researchers have identified an extensive Mesopotamian canal network that supplied ancient farms in the Eridu region with water from the Euphrates river before the first millennium B.C.

Until relatively recently, humans were limited by the horizon. Climate scientists of the early 20th century could gather data from the world around them and perhaps what they were able to see from a hot air balloon or plane. But the really big picture – the global snapshot – remained…

With the Women’s Rugby World Cup on the horizon, support for up-and-coming players has never been stronger – here’s how Vodafone’s EmpowHER programme is encouraging young stars to follow their dreams

Using the Gemini North telescope, astronomers have detected the largest black hole jet ever seen in the early universe. It's twice as long as the Milky Way.

Crevasses increasing in size and depth in response to climate breakdown, Durham University researchers find

If the Greenland Ice Sheet was to melt, sea levels could rise by seven metres

Union describe reductions as ‘cruel’ as university says it will run out of money without changes

Arlene Holmes-Henderson wants all children in UK to have equal access to classical education

Historical texts that mentioned details about the battle site helped researchers match the images to the lost town of al-Qadisiyyah.

Iraqis who grew up under the rule of Saddam Hussein were all familiar with the battle in minute detail

Scientists at the University of Aberdeen led the study.