How to measure inequality as 'experienced difference'

A new way of measuring wealth inequality better accounts for the way we experience it. In…

Discovering hidden plant medicines on your doorstep

EI is part of the global effort to sequence the DNA all of the known species…

Attica floods

Image: With heavy rain causing flooding and mudslides in both Italy and France this week, parts…

UK set for 'active' role at European space meeting

After some doubts, it seems Britain will now play its part in the big European Space…

Great auk extinction: Humans wiped out giant seabird

Extinction reconstruction with ancient DNA reveals humans were responsible for the demise of the giant, flightless…

NASA unveils first global geologic map of Titan

NASA has revealed the first global geologic map of Titan, the largest moon orbiting Saturn. The…

Election explained: What to look out for on climate change and the environment

If you care about what the parties are promising to do about the environment, here are…

Global Storms on Mars Launch Dust Towers Into the Sky

Dust storms are common on Mars. But every decade or so, something unpredictable happens: A series…

Scientists Inch Closer Than Ever To Signal From Cosmic Dawn

In a paper on the preprint site ArXiv and soon to be published in the Astrophysical…

Giant Magnetic Ropes in a Galaxy’s Halo

This image of the “Whale Galaxy” (NGC 4631), made with the National Science Foundation’s Karl G.…