Wildfires are a severe blow to Maui's economy, but other iconic destinations have come back from similar disasters

Major wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have killed dozens of people and caused heavy…

Researchers create paracrystallized aluminosilicate glass with supreme toughness

Researchers at the University of Bayreuth, together with partners in China and the U.S., have produced…

Europe's ancient languages shed light on a great migration and weather vocabulary

Painstaking archaeological exploration is a familiar, often widely admired, method of unearthing history. Less celebrated, but…

Etna eruption forces closure of Sicily's Catania airport

The airport at Catania in Sicily, a top Italian tourist destination, has halted all flights after…

At least 24 killed in India after heavy rains

At least 24 people were killed, nine of them in a temple collapse, and dozens more…

Baghdad zoo animals suffer as mercury hits 50 degrees

A pair of Siberian tigers pant incessantly beside a pond at their zoo enclosure in the…

Study finds dry lightning can spark wildfires even under wetter conditions

Dry lightning can still be disastrous even when conditions aren’t so dry, a study has found.…

Durable Parker Solar Probe going strong after first five years

On Aug. 12, 2018—five years ago this week—NASA’s Parker Solar Probe blasted off atop a powerful…

Bear–human coexistence reconsidered

The media uproar over wolf attacks on livestock in Switzerland and a bear attack in Italy…

Images of enzyme in action reveal secrets of antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Bacteria draw from an arsenal of weapons to combat the drugs intended to kill them. Among…