Jakobshavn in motion

Jakobshavn Glacier in west Greenland has been losing more ice through this glacier than from anywhere…

Butterfly temperature research 'could boost survival chances'

Conservationists hope the results will help them understand how butterflies survive in a warming climate. …

Uber hits fresh headwinds as shares extend losses

Uber shares went into a fresh skid Monday—more bad news for the global ride-hailing giant, which…

San Francisco to vote on banning face recognition technology

San Francisco supervisors will vote on surveillance oversight legislation Tuesday that includes a ban on the…

Monsanto ordered to pay $2 bn in new Roundup trial

A jury in California on Monday ordered Bayer-owned Monsanto to pay more than $2 billion damages…

Brazilian giant's comeback shows preservation and development of Amazon is possible

Several meters long and weighing hundreds of kilograms, the Amazon’s pirarucu was almost fished to extinction.…

Vodafone sells New Zealand arm for $2.2bn

British telecoms giant Vodafone announced the sale of its wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary to an…

'Step-change' in energy investment needed to meet climate goals: IEA

The world must double spending on renewable power and slash investment in oil and coal by…

In robotics classes, Armenian teens dream of high-tech future

In a sleek classroom in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, one of the poorest post-Soviet republics,…

Big Brother-style surveillance gives new insight into Amazon's hidden wildlife

Scientists are deploying ultra-sensitive sensors in the Amazon to collect images and sounds of the rainforest’s…