Cancer now leading cause of death in high-income countries – while heart disease burden persists in low-income and middle-income countries

New research provides unique information on common disease incidence, hospitalization and death, and modifiable cardiovascular risk…

Reactor turns greenhouse gas into pure liquid fuel

An electrocatalysis reactor built at Rice University recycles carbon dioxide to produce pure liquid fuel solutions…

Dorian destruction

This Copernicus Sentinel-3 image features Hurricane Dorian as this devastating storm pummels the Bahamas on 2…

Subsea scouting with NEEMO NXT

That is not the ESA Kids mascot Paxi‘s ship on the right. Nor is that a vintage…

Plant pot for the Moon

Technology image of the week: ESA’s lunar 3D printing competition winner with a printed version of…

Space Station science return and spacecraft shuffle

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano had a busy two weeks on the International Space Station for his…

Copernicus Sentinel-6A ready for testing

Dedicated to measuring changes in global sea level, the Copernicus Sentinel-6A satellite is ready to be…

Bacteria in pneumonia attack using bleaching agent

Research shows that bacteria use hydrogen peroxide to weaken the immune system and cause pneumonia. Hydrogen…

It takes a community to lower cardiovascular risk

People in 16 communities received usual care and those in 14 communities had an intervention that…

New feedback phenomenon found to drive increasing drought and aridity

A new study indicates that the world will experience more frequent and more extreme drought and…