Major Earth satellite to track disasters, effects of climate change

Designed to spot potential natural hazards and help researchers measure how melting land ice will affect…

New research confirms presence of highly invasive apple snail in Kenya

New research published today by scientists at CABI and the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS)…

New light on baryonic matter and gravity on cosmic scales

Scientists estimate that dark matter and dark energy together are some 95% of the gravitational material…

Revealing complex behavior of a turbulent plume at the calving front of a Greenlandic glacier

For the first time, scientists have succeeded in continuous monitoring of a subglacial discharge plume, providing…

LA's biggest quake threat sits on overlooked part of San Andreas, study says. That may be good

Scientists have pinpointed a long-overlooked portion of the southern San Andreas Fault that they say could…

Australia begins 'long haul' to recovery as floodwaters recede

Thousands of flood-stricken residents along Australia’s east coast began a massive clean up effort Thursday, as…

Russia launches more UK telecom satellites into space

A Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Vostochny cosmodrome in Russia’s Far East on Thursday carrying…

Technology uses 'single' approach to develop electronics, acoustics

A Purdue University innovator has developed a new approach to creating popular thin films used for…

Genome sequenced for pesky pumpkin pathogen

Pumpkin growers dread the tiny tan scabs that form on their fruit, each lesion a telltale…

Once-in-a-century UK wildfire threats could happen most years by end of century

Extremely hot and dry conditions that currently put parts of the UK in the most severe…