Mongooses solve inequality problem

A fair society has evolved in banded mongooses because parents don’t know which pups are their…

Rising greenhouse gases pose continued threat to Arctic ozone layer

There is a race going on high in the atmosphere above the Arctic, and the ozone…

Mexico's Caribbean coast hit by heavy seaweed, more expected

Environmentalists and tourism operators on Mexico’s Caribbean coast are complaining about mounds of foul-smelling sargassum—a seaweed-like…

Wide range of applications for ESA’s astronaut selection

Aspiring astronauts from across Europe are awaiting the next step in ESA’s astronaut selection, following the…

New device refines scientists' ability to sort and process human cells

An innovative new device which can examine and separate single cells on the basis of their…

After COVID, could the next big killer be heatwaves?

Searing, unrelenting heat scorches large swathes of the Earth, killing millions who have no means to…

Looming climate impacts: 10 takeaways from draft UN report

A draft report from the UN’s climate science advisory panel is the most exhaustive scientific review…

Colombia has the world's largest variety of butterfly species: study

Colombia is home to the world’s largest variety of butterflies, approximately 20 percent of all known…

Coastal cities face their mortality on the climate 'frontline'

For thousands of years, people have built their great metropolises right up against the contours of…

UN draft climate report: Impacts on people

A draft report from the UN’s climate science advisory panel offers the most exhaustive look yet…