Lavish tomb in ancient Spain belonged to a woman, not a man, new research shows

When archaeologists first discovered the 5,000-year-old ornate tomb in Spain, they assumed it was for a…

Underwater mining of high seas inches closer, worrying environmentalists

Governments will soon likely be able to apply for deep sea mining contracts in international waters,…

World daily temperature records smashed—here's how we know

World daily temperature records have been smashed this week, according to preliminary data. Click…

Wildfires 'off the charts' in Canada as temperatures climb

The number of forest fires continues to rise in Canada, climbing on Friday to more than…

Madagascar hippos were forest dwellers: Study

Extinct dwarf hippos that once roamed Madagascar lived in forests rather than open grasslands preferred by…

Art that integrates data visualizations can help bridge the US political divide over climate change

Communicating science to a general audience can be challenging. Successfully conveying research on polarizing topics such…

Q&A: What increases people's willingness to pay for online journalism?

Professor Neil Thurman and Dr. Bartosz Wilczek research at LMU’s Institute of Communication Studies and Media…

For the third time this week, Earth sets an unofficial heat record. What's behind those big numbers?

Earth’s average temperature set a new unofficial record high on Thursday, the third such milestone in…

Stop drainage and cultivate reed grass instead of potatoes on peat soil, says agricultural emissions study

Drained peat soils in Denmark account for about one-third of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. …

Hexagonal MBene: A promising platform for the electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction reaction

A Chinese team has published new work in Energy Material Advances. Click here for…