Anti-plastic focus ‘dangerous distraction’ from climate change

Riverford vegetable box boss says more focus should be on cutting carbon, not demonising plastic.

Hurricane Michael could sour Florida’s tupelo honey harvest

Hurricane Michael toppled beehives and stripped flowering plants across Florida's Panhandle, threatening tupelo honey production in…

Netflix to borrow another $2B to pay its programming bills

Netflix plans to borrow another $2 billion to help pay for the exclusive series and movies…

Musk says LA Hyperloop tunnel to be unveiled December 10

Elon Musk's Hyperloop ultra high-speed transport system will be unveiled in Los Angeles in early December…

Ryanair’s Dutch-based cabin crews to strike Tuesday

Ryanair's Dutch-based cabin crews Monday announced a last minute 24-hour strike to protest the Irish budget…

Spotlighting differences in closely-related species

There are millions of fungal species, and those few hundred found in the Aspergillus genus play…

Research finds NJ numerical nutrient criterion used to protect streams is too high

A new way of measuring the relative habitability of freshwater environments for fish and aquatic insects…

Scientists make new ‘green’ electronic polymer-based films with protein nanowires

An interdisciplinary team of scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has produced a new class…

Antipsychotics ineffective for treating ICU delirium

A large multi-site study has found that critically ill patients are not benefiting from antipsychotic medications…

Childhood obesity the major risk factor for serious hip disease

New research suggests that rising childhood obesity rates are causing more adolescents to develop a debilitating…