NASA unveils 'Mars' habitat for year-long experiments on Earth

Four small rooms, a gym and a lot of red sand—NASA unveiled on Tuesday its new…

Albania pushes out boat to save world's rarest seal

A team of Albanian marine biologists scan the azure waters of the Ionian Sea for a…

Volcano eruption in Russia's Kamchatka spews vast ash clouds

A volcano erupted early Tuesday on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, spewing clouds of dust 20…

Salting and burying biomass crops in dry landfills could economically capture greenhouse gases for thousands of years

Reducing global greenhouse gas emissions is critical to avoiding a climate disaster, but current carbon removal…

Most plastic eaten by city vultures comes straight from food outlets

Since the 1950s, humanity has produced an estimated 8.3 billion tons of plastic, adding a further…

How to cool your brain? These warm-blooded animals use their nose

A research team led by Seishiro Tada and Takanobu Tsuihiji of the University of Tokyo shows…

Time-restricted fasting could cause fertility problems

Time-restricted fasting diets could cause fertility problems according to new research from the University of East…

How an African bird might inspire a better water bottle

An extreme closeup of feathers from a bird with an uncanny ability to hold water while…

Life cycle assessment can help with the transition to the circular economy

According to Bening Mayanti’s doctoral dissertation at the University of Vaasa, the use of life cycle…

Environmental groups accuse EPA of failing to update water pollution standards for oil refineries and other industries

Frustrated that U.S. oil refineries are still allowed to dump massive amounts of toxic chemicals and…