Europe's JUICE mission to launch for Jupiter's icy moons

The European Space Agency’s JUICE spacecraft is to blast off Thursday on an eight-year journey through…

Destructive cyclone forecast to hit northwest Australia

A tropical cyclone is expected to intensify to the most destructive category before it crosses the…

Contaminated drinking water alerts cause up to 10% school absence rates in Jackson, Mississippi

When a team led by researchers from Brown University’s School of Public Health tried to gather…

Time out: We all need a three-day weekend

As a four-day work week is trialed in countries across the globe, health researchers say they’re…

Oldest bat skeletons ever found described from Wyoming fossils

Scientists have described a new species of bat based on the oldest bat skeletons ever recovered.…

New evidence that eastern wolves evolved separately from gray wolves

A new paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution provides interesting new evidence about the evolution of…

Europe’s Juice Mission Will Launch to Jupiter and Its Moons: How to Watch

The spacecraft will set off on an eight-year journey to the solar system’s largest planet, focusing…

Feces from coral-eating fish may act as 'probiotics' for reefs

Until recently, fish that eat coral—corallivores—were thought to weaken reef structures, while fish that consume algae…

North Sea oil spills a wildlife threat – activists

Data and satellite images show oil spills over five years that threaten species like orca whales. …

Nasa's JPL snake robot explores extreme terrain

Nasa’s JPL is developing a snake robot surveyor to search for signs of life in our…