The Westcountry Rivers Trust said ponds and wetlands were insurance for "times of need" including droughts and it was now leading a €8m (£6.95m) project on how the so-called "water batteries" could be used to create a "smart water grid" across Europe. The trust is hopeful the grid could also work in low rainfall areas such as Spain and Malta.

A South Carolina man on death row is scheduled to be executed next month for killing a man and painting "catch me if u can" on a wall with the victim's blood more than 20 years ago.

I think Trump is the only politician that can get away with this crazy s---,“ Schatz said Wednesday on ”Pod Save America." A Politico investigation into thousands of leaked Telegram messages revealed members of the Young Republican National Federation joked about rape,

In the right combinations and conditions, two-dimensional materials can host intriguing and potentially valuable quantum phases, like superconductivity and unique forms of magnetism. Why they occur, and how they can be controlled,

An electronic eye implant has restored vision in people with blindness caused by age-related macular degeneration.

When you get scrapes, cuts or other minor injuries, hair also helps heal these wounds. Specifically, your body mobilizes stem cells inside your hair follicles to migrate to the wound and to transform into new skin cells, Dr. Plikus said. “When the wound heals, the stem cells fold back to their day job of growing hair,” he added.