SpaceX takes second shot at launching biggest rocket

SpaceX prepared to launch the biggest and most powerful rocket Thursday, working nonstop after the first…

Mexico finds 8 sacrificial victims at Gulf coast pyramid

Archaeologists in Mexico said Wednesday they have found 13 buried sets of human remains, eight of…

'Devastating' melt of Greenland, Antarctic ice sheets found

The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times as much ice…

'Awesome' solar eclipse wows viewers in Australia, Indonesia

Under a cloudless sky, 20,000 eclipse chasers crowded a tiny outpost to watch a rare solar…

Study shows human tendency to help others is universal

A new study on the human capacity for cooperation suggests that, deep down, people of diverse…

Chicken breeding in Japan dates back to fourth century BCE

Conclusive evidence of chicken breeding in the Yayoi period of Japan has been discovered from the…

African penguins: Climate refugees from a distant past?

Imagine the view from the western coastline of southern Africa during the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM)…

Recycling lake sediments for crop production: A sustainable solution for closing the phosphorus cycle

A four-year field experiment conducted on the shores of restored Lake Mustijärv in Viljandi, Estonia, has…

Cut council tax for green gardeners to help cities tackle climate change, say UK researchers

According to new research from the University of Sheffield, policymakers should offer incentives, such as council…

Companies' zero-deforestation commitments have potential to halve cattle-driven deforestation in Brazilian Amazon

Cattle-rearing is the biggest cause of tropical deforestation in the Amazon—and the world. Click…