Thanks to science, parasite can have sex in mice, not just cats

Toxoplasma gondii, a single-celled parasite perhaps best known for its ability to trick mice into taking…

Glaciologists unveil most precise map ever of Antarctic ice velocity

Constructed from a quarter century’s worth of satellite data, a new map of Antarctic ice velocity…

Spanish slugs: Moscow alarm over giant invasive pests

Voracious Arion vulgaris slugs have spread across Europe from Spain and are major pests. …

When Mega-Tsunamis Drowned Mars, This Spot May Have Been Ground Zero

The 75-mile wide crater could be something like a Chicxulub crater for the red planet. …

Flight of the Dragon

Human and robotic exploration image of the week: A Dragon carrying fresh supplies and experiments to…

Siberia forest fires spark potential 'disaster' for Arctic

Gigantic forest fires have regularly raged through the vast expanses of Russia’s Siberia, but the magnitude…

Indonesia returns containers of waste to France, Hong Kong

Indonesia has returned seven shipping containers of illegally imported waste to France and Hong Kong, an…

European price war squeezes Lufthansa hard in Q2

European airline giant Lufthansa on Tuesday reported tumbling net profits in the first quarter, saying higher…

Uber cuts marketing staff to reduce costs

Uber on Monday confirmed it is cutting 400 jobs from its marketing team of more than…

A third of Guam reefs killed by rising ocean temperatures

Researchers have found that a third of Guam’s coral reefs died due to rising ocean temperatures. …