Acid-loving microbe can improve understanding of past climate

Food and energy availability cause physical changes in acid-loving microorganisms that are used to study Earth’s…

Place-based tax incentives stimulate employment in remote regions

A place-based payroll tax incentive can be effective in stimulating employment in remote and underdeveloped regions,…

New research shows that El Nino contributes to insect collapse in the Amazon

Hotter and drier El Niño events are having an alarming effect on biodiversity in the Amazon…

Iran says counting down to launch new satellite

Iran started counting down Sunday to the launch within hours of a scientific observation satellite that…

Orbiter set to launch in mission to reveal Sun's secrets

The European Space Agency is set to embark upon one of its most ambitious projects to…

Four rare mountain gorillas 'killed by lightning' in Uganda

Four endangered mountain gorillas, including three adult females, have been killed by an apparent lightning strike…

Food-share apps seeking to help environment

Jack Convery pops into a London branch of Italian eatery Coco di Mama to grab a…

"Where it begins": Young hungry locusts bulk up in Somalia

At a glance, the desert locusts in this arid patch of northern Somalia look less ominous…

Arctic ice melt is changing ocean currents

A major ocean current in the Arctic is faster and more turbulent as a result of…

All about the laser (and microphone) atop Mars 2020, NASA's next rover

NASA is sending a new laser-toting robot to Mars. But unlike the lasers of science fiction,…