Australia bushfires renew anger over climate change

Unprecedented bushfires in eastern Australia have turbocharged demands the country’s conservative government do more to tackle…

No deliveries: How cells decide when to accept extracellular packages

Endocytosis, a fundamental process that cells use to take in macromolecules, functions a lot like an…

Future rainfall could far outweigh current climate predictions

Homes and communities across the UK have felt the full force of torrential downpours in recent…

Can a UNICORN outrun earthquakes?

Each year, anywhere from a few hundred to tens of thousands of deaths are attributed to…

NASA's Terra satellite sees fire and smoke from devastating bushfires in Australia

The state of New South Wales (NSW) in south eastern Australia is continuing to experience devastating…

Beyond mission (portal homepage)

Beyond mission ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano’s Beyond mission to the International Space Station …

China completes lander test for first Mars mission in 2020

China on Thursday successfully completed a lander test in northern Hebei province ahead of an unmanned…

Western plastics 'poisoning Indonesian food chain'

Chicken eggs were found to contain 70 times the level allowed under European safety standards. …

Bionic pacemaker slows progression of heart failure

Using brain circuits made in silicon, scientists have alleviated symptoms of heart failure by reinstating the…

Graphene: The more you bend it, the softer it gets

New research by engineers combines atomic-scale experimentation with computer modeling to determine how much energy it…