'Sabotaged' tanker in Gulf of Oman leaked oil

A satellite spotted an oil slick trailing from a tanker mysteriously attacked off the UAE on…

The extraordinary powers of bacteria visualized in real time

The global spread of antibiotic resistance is a major public health issue and a priority for…

Chemical juggling with three particles

Chemists from the University of Bonn and their U.S. colleagues at Columbia University in New York…

One year on, EU's GDPR sets global standard for data protection

The EU’s strict data laws have set the global benchmark for protecting personal information online since…

Rights and obligations under EU's data protection rules

The EU’s stringent data protection rules have bolstered the rights of European citizens and imposed new…

Progress in hunt for unknown compounds in drinking water

An unknown number of byproducts are formed in the drinking water treatment process, and scientists don’t…

NASA-Supported Monitoring Network Assesses Ozone Layer Threats

Locating and identifying an increase in CFC-11 was possible in part because of a NASA-supported monitoring…

Three more die on Everest amid overcrowding near summit

Seven have died climbing the world’s highest peak in a week – more than for the…

School students walk out in global climate strike

From Australia to Europe, school children are skipping classes to call for action on climate change. …

Scientists discover signalling circuit boards inside body's cells

Cells in the body are wired like computer chips to direct signals that instruct how they…