Methane from megafires: Novel detection technique raises pollution policy questions

Using a new detection method, UC Riverside scientists found a massive amount of methane, a super-potent…

'Big sponge': new CO2 tech taps oceans to tackle global warming

Floating in the port of Los Angeles, a strange-looking barge covered with pipes and tanks contains…

SpaceX Starship, world's biggest rocket, set for first test flight

SpaceX is counting down to the first test flight on Monday of Starship, the most powerful…

'Flash drought' frequency increasing due to climate change: study

Dry-spells known as flash droughts, with a surprisingly rapid onset and often devastating impact, are becoming…

Research reveals a 3,500-year history of dairy consumption on the Tibetan Plateau

It’s not called the Third Pole for nothing. The Tibetan Plateau forms the major portion of…

Wooded grasslands flourished in Africa 21 million years ago—new research forces a rethink of ape evolution

Human evolution is tightly connected to the environment and landscape of Africa, where our ancestors first…

DNA study opens a window into African civilisations that left a lasting legacy

Pre-colonial African history is alive with tales of civilizations rising and falling and of different cultures…

Iraq's ancient treasures sand-blasted by climate change

Iraqi archaeological marvels that have survived millennia and the ravages of war now face a modern…

G7 pledges to quit fossil fuels faster, but no new deadline

The G7 pledged on Sunday to quit fossil fuels faster and urged other countries to follow…

What to know about 1st test flight of SpaceX's big Starship

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is about to take its most daring leap yet with a round-the-world test…