Carbon dioxide is shrinking uppermost atmosphere, prolonging life of space debris

Near Earth’s surface, increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere are causing temperatures to rise.…

Sea level rise to dramatically speed up erosion of rock coastlines by 2100

Rock coasts, which make up over half the world’s coastlines, could retreat more rapidly in the…

Shark fin hunters in the soup as wildlife summit takes action

A global wildlife summit in Panama took an important step Thursday towards upgrading protection for sharks,…

First privately built Indian space rocket launches

The first privately developed Indian rocket lifted off into the upper reaches of the atmosphere on…

Researchers uncover insights into the evolution of color patterns in frogs and toads

A team of researchers from NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has discovered new insights into the evolution…

Study: Women may have an edge in entrepreneurial success

Differences in the way the sexes think may give women an advantage in starting businesses, a…

Development of an easy-to-synthesize self-healing gel composed of entangled ultrahigh molecular weight polymers

A research team consisting of the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Hokkaido University and Yamaguchi…

Air pollution high at US public schools with kids from marginalized groups, new study finds

Race- and ethnicity-based discrepancies in exposure to air pollution, especially regarding proximity to roadways and industrial…

Drought in China could devastate global supply chains, energy transition efforts, experts warn

Following a record-breaking drought over the summer, China is on the brink of a water catastrophe…

How to fight misinformation in the post-truth era

An article published in the Journal of Social Epistemology entitled “Institutions of Epistemic Vigilance: The Case…