High carbon footprint families identified by sweets and restaurant food, not higher meat consumption

Families with higher carbon footprints are likely to consume more confectionary, alcohol and restaurant food, according…

Could every country have a Green New Deal? Stanford report charts paths for 143 countries

Ten years after the publication of their first plan for powering the world with wind, water,…

Milestone in the elucidation of the phenomenon of long-lived corpus lutea in lynxes

The reproduction of lynxes is highly mysterious. Unlike other wild cats, most lynxes are only receptive…

Falcons see prey at speed of Formula 1 car

Extremely acute vision and the ability to rapidly process different visual impressions—these two factors are crucial…

Nightside barrier gently brakes 'bursty' plasma bubbles

The solar wind that pummels the Earth’s dayside magnetosphere causes turbulence, like air over a wing.…

Three ways farms of the future can feed the planet—and heal it, too

Intensive agriculture may be nourishing most of the Earth’s inhabitants, but it’s doing the opposite to…

Kenya backs farming of Monsanto-created GM crop

Kenya has approved the cultivation a GM variety strand created by Monsanto, the president’s office said,…

Opinion: Driving home for Christmas (with a ton less carbon dioxide)

It’s that time of year when familiar songs return to the radio—thoughts of Last Christmas, A…

Image: Hubble's close-up of spiral's disk, bulge

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows IC 2051, a galaxy in the southern…

Boeing's Starliner to return to land in 48 hours: Boeing

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will return to land at NASA’s White Sands facility on Sunday after failing…