The paradox of dormancy: Why sleep when you can eat?

Why do predators sometimes lay dormant eggs, which are hardy, but take a long time to…

German firms Bayer and BASF fight $265m US fine over weedkiller

Bayer and BASF are told to pay huge damages to a Missouri peach-grower. Click…

Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana

Video: 00:08:18 Europe’s Spaceport lies northeast of South America in French Guiana, an overseas department of…

Just a Few Billion Years Left to Go

In “Until the End of Time,” the best-selling physicist Brian Greene explains how the universe will…

Extreme weather could bring next recession

Physical climate risk from extreme weather events remains unaccounted for in financial markets. Without better knowledge…

First Solar Orbiter instrument sends measurements

First measurements by a Solar Orbiter science instrument reached the ground on Thursday 13 February providing a…

US peach farmer wins $265 mln damages over Bayer, BASF herbicide

A US jury has awarded $265 million to a Missouri farmer who blamed herbicide from chemical…

Researchers create new tools to monitor water quality, measure water insecurity

A wife-husband team will present both high-tech and low-tech solutions for improving water security at this…

How learning about fish can help us save the Amazon rainforest

Think of the Amazon, and you probably think of jaguars, monkeys, or parrots. But many of…

Breakthrough Listen releases 2 petabytes of data from SETI survey of Milky Way

Breakthrough Listen releases 2 petabytes of data from SETI survey of Milky Way Click…