Sea Pangolin: The first ever species endangered by potential deep sea mining

Hydrothermal vents host rare species at incredibly high density comparable to tropical rainforests or coral reefs.…

New database to monitor national energy use and carbon emissions

How much of the Swedish chemical industry’s energy use is from renewables and how much from…

Scientists discover new chemistry that may help explain the origins of cellular life

All life is cellular, but the origins of cellularity remain unknown. Scientists have discovered that simple…

Multidrug-resistant malaria spreading in Asia

Genomic surveillance has revealed that malaria resistance to two first-line antimalarial drugs has spread rapidly from…

Rise of Candida auris blamed on global warming

Global warming may have played a pivotal role in the emergence of Candida auris, according to…

It takes more than mass protests to drive change

Those large-scale protests on everything from climate change to wealth inequality make for engaging news segments.…

Second laser boosts Aeolus power

ESA’s Aeolus satellite, which carries the world’s first space Doppler wind lidar, has been delivering high-quality…

Warped diffusive radio halo detected around the galaxy NGC 4565

Using the LOw-Frequency ARray (LOFAR), astronomers have discovered a diffuse radio halo around the spiral galaxy…

Sri Lanka orders return of smuggled British garbage

Sri Lanka customs Tuesday ordered the return of container loads of hazardous mortuary and clinical waste…

One year on, deadly Greek wildfire haunts survivors

Twelve months on, you can still see it in the faces of the survivors: the deadly…