Australia's bushfire crisis turns off tourists

Families grieving for lost homes and loved ones, burned koalas rescued from charred forests: The devastation…

High anxiety: Proposed US hemp rules worry industry

Hemp growers and entrepreneurs who were joyous a year ago after U.S. lawmakers reclassified the plant…

Collective leadership groups maintain cohesion and act decisively

Members of collective leadership groups can maintain cohesion and act decisively when faced with a crisis,…

Climate change unlikely to drive sugar maples north

Climate is an important factor in determining a plant species’ growing zone. Some studies suggest that…

Herpes simplex viruses: new relationships between epidemiology and history

An Italian research team has refined the history and origins of two extremely common pathogens in…

Plea for New Zealand to house fire-threatened koalas

Thousands of people have signed a petition for koalas to be introduced to New Zealand to…

Wanted: Girlfriend to fly to the Moon with Japanese billionaire

A Japanese billionaire has launched an online wanted ad for a girlfriend who will fly around…

Lava gushes from Philippine volcano as ash spreads to Manila

Red-hot lava gushed out of a Philippine volcano Monday after a sudden eruption of ash and…

Australian 'megablaze' brought under control

Exhausted firefighters said they had finally brought Australia’s largest “megablaze” under control Monday, as wet weather…

Yusaku Maezawa: Japanese billionaire seeks 'life partner' for Moon voyage

Yusaku Maezawa appeals for a “life partner” to join him on Space X’s maiden Moon voyage…