Competing crabs don't fight over 'homes'

Two hermit crab species which live on the same beach have adapted to coexist by selecting…

Taking the temperature of dark matter

Warm, cold, just right? Physicists at the University of California, Davis are taking the temperature of…

Glimpses of fatherhood found in non-pair-bonding chimps

Although they have no way of identifying their biological fathers, male chimpanzees form intimate bonds with…

Air pollution from oil and gas production sites visible from space

Oil and gas production has doubled in some parts of the United States in the last…

NASA infrared data analyzes cloud top temperatures in Tropical Cyclone Claudia

Satellite data of Tropical Cyclone Claudia’s cloud top temperatures revealed that the storm was weakening. …

Spinning quantum dots

The name ‘quantum dots’ is given to particles of semiconducting materials that are so tiny—a few…

NASA, NOAA analyses reveal 2019 second warmest year on record

According to independent analyses by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Earth’s global…

Sub-national 'climate clubs' could offer key to combating climate change

‘Climate clubs’ offering membership for sub-national states, in addition to just countries, could speed up progress…

Climate change NGOs from rich countries dominate online conversation, study shows

As climate change threatens the world, governments and organizations from around the globe have banded together…

New assessment of gas locked in ice in European waters

A study led by the University of Southampton has mapped several sites in Europe containing gas…