Colombia urges evacuation near volcano

Authorities in Colombia on Saturday recommended that towns closest to a rumbling, notorious volcano be evacuated,…

Scientists take a portable laboratory into the Amazon to study adaptation of trees to drought

As an ecologist, Dr. Julia Tavares often has to consider how to collect data from remote…

New viruses related to both giant viruses and herpesviruses

Metagenomic data from Tara Oceans on marine plankton has enabled the discovery of a major group…

New Zealand fights to save its flightless national bird

New Zealand’s treasured kiwi birds are shuffling around Wellington’s verdant hills for the first time in…

Spain, Portugal smash April temperature records

Mainland Spain and Portugal have broken temperature records for April, officials said Friday, as both nations…

Key radar antenna stuck on Europe's Jupiter-bound spacecraft

A critical antenna is jammed on a Jupiter-bound spacecraft launched two weeks ago, the European Space…

Researchers use genomes of 241 species to redefine mammalian tree of life

Research led by a team of scientists from the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and…

Newly discovered electrical activity within cells could change the way researchers think about biological chemistry

The human body relies heavily on electrical charges. Lightning-like pulses of energy fly through the brain…

Isotope study shows vascular plants had colonized land extensively by the early Silurian

The colonization and expansion of plants on land represent a defining landmark for the path of…

Tianwen-1: Zhurong rover finds evidence of water at low latitudes on modern Mars

The Zhurong rover has found evidence of water on dune surfaces on modern Mars by providing…