Climate change and deforestation together push tropical species towards extinction

Only 38 per cent of tropical forest is ‘wildlife friendly’ as a result of deforestation, increasing…

Cave secrets unlocked to show past drought and rainfall patterns

Global trends in cave waters identify how stalagmites reveal past rainfall and drought patterns. …

Producing graphene from carbon dioxide

The general public knows the chemical compound of carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas in the…

Massive stars grow same way as light stars, just bigger

Astronomers obtained the first detailed face-on view of a gaseous disk feeding the growth of a…

The ancestor of the great white shark

Mackerel sharks are a group consisting of some of the most iconic sharks we know, including…

Potential for reduced methane from cows

Scientists have shown it is possible to breed cattle to reduce their methane emissions. The researchers…

Window film could even out the indoor temperature using solar energy

A window film with a specially designed molecule could be capable of taking the edge off…

Snowball the dancing cockatoo has many moves

A sulphur-crested cockatoo named Snowball garnered YouTube fame and headlines a decade ago for his uncanny…

Top climate risks for Canada, potential for adaptation

An expert panel has identified Canada’s top climate change risks and determined that many costs and…

'Curvy bacteria' weigh the benefits of different shapes

Research by scientists into why some bacteria have different shapes has found that a curved shape…