Researchers claim data from Planck space observatory suggests universe is a sphere

A trio of researchers with the University of Manchester, Università di Roma ‘La Sapienza’ and Sorbonne…

California is living America's dystopian future

The Golden State is on fire, which means that an idea of American utopia is on…

An artificial sunflower that bends toward the sun

A team of researchers from the University of California and Arizona State University has found a…

Climate crisis: the countryside could be our greatest ally – if we can reform farming

Around 20% of the UK’s farms account for 80% of the country’s total food production, and…

Why is Japan's Olympic marathon shifting cities to avoid the heat? A sports physiologist explains

The International Olympic Committee last week decided to shift next year’s Olympic marathon from Tokyo to…

Virgin Galactic goes public and leads space tourism race

Richard Branson rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on October 28 as…

'Let's design a waterproof shoe for a refugee child': how to teach science and maths so students actually care

In a May 2019 speech, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Alan Finkel, noted participation in science and maths…

As climate warms, plants may demand more water, cutting supplies for people

As climate changes, plants in North America, much of Eurasia, and parts of central and South…

More countries than ever hit by forest fires in 2018

Today, the JRC published the 2018 edition of its Annual Report on Forest Fires in Europe,…

What 3,000-year-old Egyptian wheat tells us about the genetics of our daily bread

Human societies need food—and that often means wheat, which was first cultivated more than 12,000 years…