As rising oceans threaten NYC, study documents another risk: The city is sinking

If rising oceans aren’t worry enough, add this to the risks New York City faces: The…

Travelers will refuse an upgrade to sit near a loved one—new research into when people want to share experiences

People will often sacrifice a better experience and opt for one that’s less enjoyable if it…

Dangerous slowing of Antarctic ocean circulation sooner than expected

Climate change-driven shifts in the circulation of waters to the deepest reaches of the ocean around…

Warming Arctic could put chill on squirrel 'date nights'

As Alaska’s bleak winter sets in, arctic ground squirrels burrow deep into the ground to begin…

New source of fire records gives a bigger picture of the risks

Sand dunes are not an obvious place to find high-quality fire records. For a start, anyone…

Then and now: 70 years of Everest

Seventy years ago, New Zealander Edmund Hillary and Nepali Tenzing Norgay Sherpa became the first humans…

German brewery has high hops for powdered beer

With its golden hue, bittersweet notes and frothy head, Stefan Fritsche’s latest brew looks and tastes…

Planet-friendly farming takes root in drought-hit Tunisia

Saber Zouani lost his job as a waiter when the COVID pandemic ravaged the Tunisian tourism…

Stephen Hawking's last collaborator on physicist's final theory

When Thomas Hertog was first summoned to Stephen Hawking’s office in the late 1990s, there was…

From self-driving cars to military surveillance: Quantum computing can help secure the future of AI systems

Artificial intelligence algorithms are quickly becoming a part of everyday life. Many systems that require strong…