Ancient priest's remains are a first-of-a-kind find for Peru team

A group of Japanese and Peruvian archaeologists have discovered the 3,000-year-old tomb of a priest alongside…

Japan postpones 'Moon Sniper' liftoff for third time

Japan’s space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its “Moon Sniper”…

No evidence grammar school systems are best for the brightest, study of 500,000 pupils reveals

The UK’s brightest pupils’ chances of getting top GCSE grades are actually lower in grammar schools…

At Japanese nuclear plant, controversial treated water release just the beginning of decommissioning

At a small section of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant’s central control room in northeastern Japan,…

Years of coal plant expansion torment Turkey's villagers

Kneeling in the morning shade under a tree, Osman Arslan brews tea behind a coal-fired power…

Auckland wastewater pipe dig reveals 'fossil treasure trove'

A new New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics paper out today describes the 266 fossil…

Low oceanic oxygen: 'It's hard to imagine, but a fish can drown'

It’s the perfect fuel for storms: warm ocean water, at least 80° Fahrenheit. Without it, powerful…

How dangerous is extreme heat to humans?

The media reporting around heat waves that have hammered the northern hemisphere has been unequivocal: the…

UN-backed deforestation carbon credits failing: study

Only a small fraction of the forest-based carbon credits that companies and governments have purchased to…

Warming decimates Antarctica's emperor penguin chicks

Helpless emperor penguin chicks perished at multiple breeding grounds in West Antarctica late last year, drowning…