To confront climate change, we need to understand the environmental footprint of global supply chains

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic upended international trade. Countries shut their borders, breaking the webs of…

Researchers report fastest purification of astatine-211 needed for targeted cancer therapy

In a recent study, Texas A&M University researchers have described a new process to purify astatine-211,…

La Nina climate cycle has peaked: UN

The 2020-2021 La Nina phenomenon has passed its peak, the UN weather agency said Tuesday, but…

Himalayan glacier disaster highlights climate change risks

When Ravi Chopra saw the devastating deluge of water and debris crash downstream from a Himalayan…

Limiting warming to 2 C requires emissions reductions 80% above Paris Agreement targets

In 2017, a widely cited study used statistical tools to model how likely the world is…

New study finds climate change shrinks and shifts juvenile white shark range

New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium reveals that even the revered white shark cannot escape…

Fossil fuel pollution causes one in five deaths globally: study

Fossil fuel pollution caused more than eight million premature deaths in 2018, accounting for nearly 20…

Millie Hughes-Fulford, trailblazing astronaut, dies at 75

Millie Hughes-Fulford, a trailblazing astronaut and scientist who became the first female payload specialist to fly…

Arab spacecraft closes in on Mars on historic flight

A spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates was set to swing into orbit around Mars in…

Biologists uncover forests' unexpected role in climate change

New research from West Virginia University biologists shows that trees around the world are consuming more…