HS2: Next phase of controversial rail network gets green light

Legislation needed to clear the next stage of the controversial project has passed through Parliament. …

Rising water temperatures could be a death sentence for Pacific salmon

In the Pacific Northwest, several species of salmon are in danger of extinction. The Washington State…

COVID has reached Antarctica. Scientists are extremely concerned for its wildlife

In December, Antarctica lost its status as the last continent free of COVID-19 when 36 people…

Rare congenital malformation caused by epigenetic mechanism in previously mysterious genome sequences

An international team of researchers discovered a rare genetic disease characterized by severe malformations of the…

A new quantum switch for electronics

A Russian physicist and his international colleagues studied a quantum point contact (QCP) between two conductors…

Tiny microorganisms in the Southern Ocean affect how the rest of the world's seas respond to carbon

In the ocean that surrounds Antarctica, deep water wells up to the surface, carrying nutrients and…

Ceramic chips inside meteorites hint at wild days of the early solar system

Anew analysis of ceramic chips embedded in meteorites suggests the formation of our solar system was…

Evaluating environmental predictors of western U.S. wildfires

As the western United States becomes hotter and drier, wildfires in the region are becoming more…

ESA Mars orbiters support NASA Perseverance landing

Click here for original story, ESA Mars orbiters support NASA Perseverance landing …

Biosensors monitor plant well-being in real time

Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed biosensors that make it possible to monitor sugar levels…