Thai marine biologist pleads for dugong conservation plan

A top marine biologist has urged Thailand’s government to speed up conservation plans for the dugong,…

Japan spacecraft releases rover to asteroid in last mission

Japan’s space agency says its Hayabusa2 spacecraft has released a small rover that will land on…

Researchers raise the temperature for exciton condensation

New Cornell-led research is pointing the way toward an elusive goal of physicists—high-temperature superfluidity—by exploring excitons…

Lake Maracaibo: polluted by a permanent black tide

Smelling like an oil refinery, the vast expanse of Lake Maracaibo has become polluted by its…

Louisiana hopes to fight coast erosion by mimicking nature

Back when the Mississippi River flowed wild, its ever-shifting waters acted as a continent-sized earth mover,…

Killer Japanese fungus found in Australia

One of the world’s deadliest fungi has been discovered in Australia’s far north for the first…

Bacteria-infected Brazilian mosquitoes pack a punch in dengue fight

Dengue-resistant mosquitoes breed in a Rio de Janeiro laboratory, producing offspring infected with bacteria packing a…

First Arab on ISS set for Earth return

An Emirati who made history as the first Arab to reach the International Space Station is…

Six killed as typhoon lashes South Korea

At least six people were killed and several others missing after Typhoon Mitag lashed South Korea…

EPA issues violation notice to San Francisco

The Trump administration ratcheted up its feud with California on Wednesday as the Environmental Protection Agency…