The ice streams that flow down the flanks of Asia's high mountains are moving slower as…
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Amount of deep life on Earth quantified
Having dug and drilled into the Earth, scientists can now estimate how much life exists at…
Where did the Sun come from?
Earth would be a frozen lump of rock without the energy created from our nearest star.
Nasa’s Voyager 2 probe ‘leaves the Solar System’
Voyager 2, a space probe launched in 1977, becomes only the second human-made object to enter…
Climate change and the UK: The good and bad
The UK claims to be a leader in climate change - but is it?
Climate change: Trump coal event overshadowed at COP24
White House efforts to promote fossil fuels are set to be upstaged by investors moving away…
Mission to put millions of hidden fossils online
Museums including Washington’s Smithsonian have set out to digitally record specimens in their collection.
‘Digital museum’ brings millions of fossils out of the dark
A global effort to digitally record millions of fossils is set to transform the study of…
Climate change: Why are governments taking so long to take action?
Governments are taking too long to tackle climate change and here's why.
Climate change: COP24 fails to adopt key scientific report
A major climate conference in Poland has failed to adopt a key report after a dispute…