Swiss glaciers shrink 10 percent in five years: study

Switzerland’s glaciers have lost a tenth of their volume in the past five years alone—a melting…

Delhi pollution 'action plan' comes into force

New Delhi banned the use of diesel generators on Tuesday as pollution levels in the Indian…

Russia bids farewell to first man who walked in space

Hundreds of people including Russian and US astronauts and top officials bid farewell Tuesday to Alexei…

Modeling airborne disease diffusion

With outbreaks of airborne diseases such as measles occurring with growing frequency, modeling how the diffusion…

Mitochondria work much like Tesla battery packs, study finds

For years, scientists assumed that mitochondria—the energy-generating centers of living cells—worked much like household batteries, generating…

Insect or virus? How plants know

Most plants have plenty of enemies, from insects and other grazing creatures to various diseases, droughts…

How uncertainty in scientific predictions can help and harm credibility

The more specific climate scientists are about the uncertainties of global warming, the more the American…

Young children have intuitions of great teachers

Human are incredible learners, in part because they are also accomplished teachers. Even at a very…

Mussels harbor strains of bacteria in their gills, keeping them prepared for environmental changes

Deep-sea mussels, which rely on cooperative symbiotic bacteria for their food, harbor a surprisingly high diversity…

Traffic noise affects normal stress reactions in zebra finches and delays offspring growth

Noise pollution is one of the leading environmental health risks in humans. In zebra finches, noise…