Ancient Mars was warm with occasional rain, turning cold

Scientists have long known that water was abundant on ancient Mars, but there has been no…

Aggressive local efforts were key to limiting spread of sudden oak death disease in Oregon

In 2001, forest pathologists in Oregon discovered what was killing trees in Curry County in southwest…

Scientists discover new way to reconstruct what extinct animals looked like

Scientists could be set to reveal the most accurate depictions of ancient vertebrates ever made after…

Neanderthal tool-making process may have been simpler than previously thought

Neanderthals and other early humans produced a tarry glue from birch bark; this was long considered…

Mission to Jupiter's icy moon confirmed

An icy ocean world in our solar system that could tell us more about the potential…

Insights on service life of industrial components

It is of technological importance to understand the accumulation of plastic damage or deformation in components…

Chandrayaan-2: India spacecraft begins orbiting Moon

The $145m Chandrayaan-2 aims to become the first space mission to land on the Moon’s south…

Climate change: Iceland holds funeral for melted glacier

It’s thought Okjokull is the country’s first glacier to be lost as a result of climate…

Police less proactive after negative public scrutiny, study says

Public safety officers know that their profession could draw them into the line of fire at…

Shasta dam releases can be managed to benefit both salmon and sturgeon, study finds

Cold water released from Lake Shasta into the Sacramento River to benefit endangered salmon can be…