A simplified method to assess the synchronization properties of the body clock

Numerous organisms are equipped with circadian clocks (internal body clocks) that help them adapt to daily…

Resolving a mathematical puzzle in quarks and gluons in nuclear matter

The building blocks of atomic nuclei are protons and neutrons, which are themselves made of even…

More than 500 people evacuated after Ecuador floods

More than 500 people were evacuated from their homes in northern Ecuador on Sunday following flooding…

Saving moths may be just as important as saving the bees

Night-time pollinators such as moths may visit just as many plants as bees, and should also…

Don't count on whales as 'climate savers,' says study

Do whales increase the removal of carbon from the atmosphere? Click here for original…

Three Chinese astronauts return safely to Earth

Three Chinese astronauts working at the country’s space station have returned safely to Earth, state media…

How chocolate could counter climate change

At a red-brick factory in the German port city of Hamburg, cocoa bean shells go in…

We've already breached most of the Earth's limits—a safer, fairer future means treading lightly

People once believed the planet could always accommodate us. That the resilience of the Earth system…

UN aims to deliver draft plastics treaty by year's end

The world should see the first draft of a highly anticipated and much needed international treaty…

Chile says recent mass seabird death not due to avian flu

Early tests indicate that the recent mass death of thousands of seabirds along Chile’s northern coast…