Australia heatwave renews bushfire worries

Australia was bracing for a heatwave to sweep across the country’s fire-ravaged southeast in the coming…

G20 funds fossil fuels $30 bn a year under the radar: analysis

Rich nations are funnelling cash through government-backed financial institutions to provide $30 billion to fossil fuel…

Microscopic partners could help plants survive stressful environments

Tiny, symbiotic fungi play an outsized role in helping plants survive stresses like drought and extreme…

Antibiotic-resistance in Tanzania is an environmental problem

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are prevalent in people, wildlife and the water in northeastern Tanzania, but it’s not…

Cells' springy coils pump bursts of RNA

In your cells, it’s almost always spring. Or at least springy. Click here for…

Emerging organic contaminant levels greatly influenced by stream flows, seasons

Flow rates and time of year must be taken into account to better understand the potential…

Meteorites reveal high carbon dioxide levels on early Earth

Tiny meteorites no larger than grains of sand hold new clues about the atmosphere on ancient…

On eve of Brexit, Britain faces critical test to defend drug trial crown

It’s 2023. Britain’s brightest and best drug researchers are packing their bags as clinical trials start…

Coronavirus: The US laboratory developing a vaccine

US scientists have told the BBC they could have a vaccine ready for use before the…

Kepler spots a 'vampire' star system going through super-outburst

A new search of NASA’s Kepler space telescope archive has uncovered a vampire star system undergoing…