Key facts behind Indian capital's toxic smog

Millions of people in New Delhi are suffering in what the Indian capital’s chief minister has…

A decade probing the sun

Ten years ago, a small satellite carrying 17 new devices, science instruments and technology experiments was…

Revealing interior temperature of Antarctic ice sheet

As ESA’s SMOS satellite celebrates 10 years in orbit, yet another result has been added to…

25 years of science in the solar wind

In the early 1980s, heliophysicists needed answers. They wanted to learn how to protect astronauts and…

Image: Hubble views a not-so-lonely galaxy

Galaxies may seem lonely, floating alone in the vast, inky blackness of the sparsely populated cosmos—but…

3 ancient shipwrecks discovered off Aegean island of Kasos

Greece’s Culture Ministry says three shipwrecks from ancient and mediaeval times and large sections of their…

Investigation: Lead in some Canadian water worse than Flint

Hundreds of thousands of Canadians have been unwittingly exposed to high levels of lead in their…

Researcher develops sustainable green tea-based leather alternative

A global movement to make shoes more sustainable is growing, according to the USDA. Studies show…

Puffins make poor diet choices when the chips are down

A new study has shown that Britain’s puffins may struggle to adapt to changes in their…

New metal–organic framework can take on toxic sulfur dioxide gas

An international team has developed a robust material that can selectively take in toxic sulfur dioxide…