SpaceX launching Saudi astronauts on private flight to space station

SpaceX’s next private flight to the International Space Station awaited takeoff Sunday, weather and rocket permitting. …

Almost 40% of land burned by western wildfires can be traced to carbon emissions

Almost 40% of forest area burned by wildfire in the western United States and southwestern Canada…

How butterflies conquered the world: A new 'family tree' traces their 100-million-year journey across the globe

How old are butterflies, and where did they evolve? And perhaps more importantly, how and when…

Despite rumblings, Colombia volcano survivor skeptical of repeat disaster

Screams, dismembered bodies among the thousands dead, and his town buried in mud. Survivor William Suarez…

Paraguay confirms bird flu cases

Cases of bird flu have been detected in backyard chickens in Paraguay, authorities said Saturday. …

Study reveals generation mechanism of radiative effects on novel active optical hyperspectral LiDAR system

Both the geometric and spectral information of the target are available with the hyperspectral light detection…

Gulf oil giants turn to start-ups in carbon-capture bid

Faced with mounting pressure over planet-heating pollution, Gulf Arab energy giants are turning to humble tech…

Fine-tuning air pollution models

Air pollution doesn’t affect everybody the same way. And in a new study, researchers developed a…

Private mission carrying first Saudi astronauts to visit ISS set for launch

A private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) organized by Axiom Space is due to…

Spain says containing wildfire as conditions improve

Spanish authorities said Saturday that firefighters and soldiers were managing to contain a blaze in the…