Farmers, researchers try to hold off deadly citrus greening long enough to find cure

In an orange grove outside Exeter, California, workers climb aluminum ladders to pick fruit with expert…

New study suggests U.S. land carbon sink may have been overestimated

A new study on agricultural land use calls into question conclusions made by previous studies that…

Tight housing, immigration are shifting pressure onto Seattle's black neighborhoods, sociologist finds

A competitive housing market combined with the rapid rise of immigration is driving gentrification in Seattle’s…

Image: Raft of rubble

Captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission on 21 August 2019, this image features a huge raft…

Lessons on parasitism from the curious Dicyemida

The incredible diversity of life forms on the planet led Charles Darwin to note, “From so…

Researchers develop new information tool to standardize clinical outreach to unsheltered homeless

Researchers from the street medicine team at the Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed…

Amazon fires: Brazil governors push Bolsonaro to accept aid

The plea from the governors comes after a spat between President Bolsonaro and the French president. …

Asteroid 2019 QH2 flew past Earth at 0.13 LD – fourth closest of the year

A newly discovered asteroid designated 2019 QH2 flew past Earth at 0.13 LD / 0.00033 AU…

SpaceX’s Starhopper has made its highest and final test flight

Starhopper, SpaceX’s prototype of the spacecraft the firm plans to use to bring humans to Mars,…

'Starhopper': SpaceX engine testbed makes minute-long jump

The Californian rocket company demonstrates its new methane-burning engine in Texas. Click here for…