Australia's bushfire crisis turns off tourists

Families grieving for lost homes and loved ones, burned koalas rescued from charred forests: The devastation…

High anxiety: Proposed US hemp rules worry industry

Hemp growers and entrepreneurs who were joyous a year ago after U.S. lawmakers reclassified the plant…

Collective leadership groups maintain cohesion and act decisively

Members of collective leadership groups can maintain cohesion and act decisively when faced with a crisis,…

Climate change unlikely to drive sugar maples north

Climate is an important factor in determining a plant species’ growing zone. Some studies suggest that…

Herpes simplex viruses: new relationships between epidemiology and history

An Italian research team has refined the history and origins of two extremely common pathogens in…

Plea for New Zealand to house fire-threatened koalas

Thousands of people have signed a petition for koalas to be introduced to New Zealand to…

Wanted: Girlfriend to fly to the Moon with Japanese billionaire

A Japanese billionaire has launched an online wanted ad for a girlfriend who will fly around…

Lava gushes from Philippine volcano as ash spreads to Manila

Red-hot lava gushed out of a Philippine volcano Monday after a sudden eruption of ash and…

Australian 'megablaze' brought under control

Exhausted firefighters said they had finally brought Australia’s largest “megablaze” under control Monday, as wet weather…

At least 11 dead as storms sweep through US south

Severe storms sweeping the southern US killed at least 11 people, authorities said, as tornadoes and…