Where summer heat hits hard: Mideast and North Africa

Climate change has impacted the Middle East and North Africa where summer is already very hot.…

Indian lunar lander splits from propulsion module in key step

India’s latest space mission completed a key step in the country’s second attempt at a lunar…

The modern sea spider had started to diversify by the Jurassic, study finds

An extremely rare collection of 160-million-year-old sea spider fossils from Southern France are closely related to…

Plastic waste can be used as raw material for detergents, thanks to an improved catalytic method

We’ve managed to accumulate so much plastic trash that it’s daunting to think about what could…

Biased artificial intelligence needs human help to avoid harmful climate action, say researchers

Bias in the collection of data on which artificial intelligence (AI) computer programs depend can limit…

'In a sauna': Hong Kong's laborers swelter as temperatures rise

Dressed in a full-body protective suit, an elderly pest control worker could last no more than…

New species of snake found in Peru named after Harrison Ford

Scientists working in Peru have named a new species of snake after Harrison Ford in honor…

Ireland's fishermen fear species migration as sea temperatures soar

When he finished school Daragh McGuinness knew he wanted to join a fishing crew but now,…

A Nigerian forest and its animals are under threat. Poachers have become rangers to protect both

Sunday Abiodun, carrying a sword in one hand and balancing a musket over his other shoulder,…

Q&A: How do youth view the way gang violence is shaping their communities?

How do children and adolescents evaluate and reason about acts of physical violence in the context…