Before you hit 'share' on that cute animal photo, consider the harm it can cause

Limbani the chimpanzee has about 650,000 Instagram followers. In recent months the account has featured viral…

Global warming found to give rise to earlier springs contributing to drier summers

An international team of researchers has found evidence that suggests global warming is giving rise to…

Making bio-coal from plant waste to mitigate climate change

A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China has found a way to produce…

Drones effective tools for fruit farmers

People have used the phrase “drone on and on” for a long time. Webster’s dictionary defines…

Hermit crabs' lesson on wealth inequality

Can hermit crabs teach us about a common global problem—wealth inequality? The answer is yes, according…

Making sense of Australia's bushfire crisis means asking hard questions—and listening to the answers

Bushfires plunder lives and landscapes in myriad ways, but they often start the same way. A…

Image: Hubble sights galaxy's celestial sequins

This smattering of celestial sequins is a spiral galaxy named NGC 4455, located in the northern…

Glitch detected in the pulsar PSR J0908−4913

Using the Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope (MOST), astronomers have detected a glitch in the radio pulsar…

Communities can combat racism, hate and extremism with education

Late one afternoon this past summer, after leaving my Winnipeg office, I came across a poster…

Top UK bosses earn annual average wage in days: research

By the end of Monday Britain’s highest-paid bosses will have already pocketed the amount of money…