NASA's TESS mission finds 'missing link' planets

NASA’s newest planet-hunting satellite has discovered a type of planet missing from our own solar system. …

Komodo dragon genome reveals clues about its evolution

The Komodo dragons are the largest lizards in the world. These predators weighing up to 200…

Spotting tomato blight with a smartphone

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed portable technology that allows farmers to identify plant…

Extraordinarily thick organic light-emitting diodes solve nagging issues

By combining thin organic layers with thick layers of hybrid perovskite, researchers at Kyushu University in…

NASA’s TESS Mission Scores ‘Hat Trick’ With 3 New Worlds

NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), has found three new worlds in a system that promises…

Sailing to America: Teen to bring her climate activism to US

Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager whose social media-savvy brand of eco-activism has inspired tens of thousands…

Oyster seeding: A 'tangible, physical' way to help the water

Restoring oyster beds and helping keep the water clean isn’t just for scientists and environmental groups…

Plastic pollution: Cycle-challenge woman 'speechless' at beach waste

Kiko Matthews, who cycled around the UK coast, says she collected 3.45 tonnes of rubbish from…

How California keeps blocking Trump's environmental rollbacks

California’s sweeping deal with four major automakers last week to boost gas mileage standards and cut…

Demonstration of alpha particle confinement capability in helical fusion plasmas

A team of fusion researchers succeeded in proving that energetic ions with energy in mega electron…