A new approach to reduce the risk of losing solar-powered rovers on the moon

NASA and other space agencies worldwide periodically send robots and automated vehicles into space to explore…

Illegal logging turns Syria's forests into 'barren land'

On a riverbank in war-ravaged Syria’s north, felling has reduced what was once a lush forest…

Russia's Luna-25 probe crashes on the Moon

The Luna-25 probe, Russia’s first Moon mission in almost 50 years, has crashed on the Moon…

Nearly two-thirds of the top fossil fuel producers in Australia and the world aren't on track for 1.5°C climate target

Rapid reductions in fossil fuel production and use are essential to limit global warming to 1.5°C…

Emergency detected in pre-moon landing maneuver by Russia's Luna-25 probe

An “emergency” was detected on Saturday during a maneuver by Russia’s Luna-25 probe prior to its…

Hurricane Hilary weakens but still threatens northwest Mexico, California

Hilary continued on a steady path toward Mexico’s Baja California peninsula on Saturday as a powerful…

US southwest on high alert as Hurricane Hilary climbs Mexico coast

States across the typically arid US southwest were racing Saturday to prepare for life-threatening flooding forecast…

Ultrasound can briefly induce a hibernation-like state in animals

Science fiction has long described sophisticated technology that can temporarily put humans into a suspended state,…

New species of wishbone spiders uncovered in field work

Setting out with a goal to describe over 100 new species of Australian Wishbone spiders, Dr.…

Fresh look at DNA from Oetzi the Iceman traces his roots to present day Turkey

Oetzi the Iceman has a new look. Decades after the famous glacier mummy was discovered in…