Strong storms also play big role in Antarctic ice shelf collapse

Warming temperatures and changes in ocean circulation and salinity are driving the breakup of ice sheets…

Pre-results review: Taking transparency in economics research to the next level

A fundamental norm of science is that its findings are common property of the scientific community…

Heat wave forecast prompts Chicago public housing checks

Public housing officials in Chicago were planning wellbeing checks on residents as the heat and humidity…

Chinese space station Tiangong-2 is about to fall from space

The Chinese space agency is getting ready to bring its small space station, Tiangong-2, down from…

'Florida really tops the charts' of states climate change will heat up, report says

Miamians are already used to stifling heat waves that leave them sprinting from air-conditioned cars to…

Danish study finds 95 percent of dead petrels ingested plastic

More than 90 percent of northern petrels found dead off the Danish coast had plastic in…

The heat goes on: June toastiest on record, July may follow

The heat goes on: Earth sizzled to its hottest June on record as the climate keeps…

Metal oxide-infused membranes could offer low-energy alternative for chemical separations

Researchers are working on membranes that could separate chemicals without using energy-intensive distillation processes. …

Low doses of radiation promote cancer-capable cells

New research finds that low doses of radiation equivalent to three CT scans, which are considered…

Manmade ruin adds 7,000 species to endangered 'Red List'

Mankind’s destruction of nature is driving species to the brink of extinction at an “unprecedented” rate,…