Renault tries to reassure partner Nissan on Fiat plans

Renault officials on Wednesday sought to reassure the firm’s alliance partner Nissan over a possible tie-up…

A student's disability status depends on where they go to school, study finds

A new Portland State University study suggests that the likelihood of a child being classified with…

First-of-its-kind study quantifies the effects of political lobbying on likelihood of climate policy enactment

For all the evidence that the benefits of reducing greenhouse gases outweigh the costs of regulation,…

First ICESat-2 global data released: Ice, forests and more

More than a trillion new measurements of Earth’s height—blanketing everything from glaciers in Greenland, to mangrove…

Climate driving new right whale movement

New research connects recent changes in the movement of North Atlantic right whales to decreased food…

Severe air pollution can cause birth defects, deaths

In a comprehensive study, researchers from Texas A&M University have determined that harmful particulate matter in…

The 'Forbidden' planet has been found in the 'Neptunian Desert'

An exoplanet smaller than Neptune with its own atmosphere has been discovered in the Neptunian Desert,…

Why parents should teach their kids to give

Financial education often stresses the importance of earning and saving, but new research suggests that one…

‘Intelligent’ thrust for Europe’s future launchers

ESA has recently completed hot-firing tests that prove technologies in a move towards ‘intelligent’ engines to…

Ministers told back up science vision or risk UK stagnation

£20bn boost is needed to achieve the government’s vision of a science-led economy, according to a…