Portugal's private firefighters watch over volatile forests

Pedro Simoes pulls on a flame-resistant suit as he prepares to fly over a eucalyptus forest…

Austria's early ski slope sparks row among environmentalists

A singular bright strip of snow stands out brightly against Austria’s autumnal surroundings but the ski…

Doubt over future of Antarctic ocean sanctuary plans

A push by Australia and France to create a massive ocean sanctuary in east Antarctica is…

Hera’s radar CubeSat will peer into asteroid’s heart

ESA’s proposed Hera asteroid mission for planetary defence will carry the smallest radar instrument ever flown…

Male specimens preferred by animal collectors, study suggests

Museum collections of birds and mammals may be disproportionately skewed to favour males, even if female…

Air-breathing engine precooler achieves record-breaking Mach 5 performance

UK company Reaction Engines has tested its innovative precooler at airflow temperature conditions equivalent to Mach…

Machine-learning analysis of X-ray data picks out key catalytic properties

Scientists seeking to design new catalysts to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) to methane have used a…

Scientists enhance color and texture of cultured meat

A team of Tufts University-led researchers exploring the development of cultured meat found that the addition…

Learning on the playground: How school recess enhances child development

Recess is a lot like school lunch: Some kids get lasagna with an organic green salad,…

Research identifies earlier origin of neural crest cells

Neural crest cells—embryonic cells in vertebrates that travel throughout the body and generate many cell types—have…