In 2016, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was deemed “electable” by analysts just four years…
CryoSat conquers ice on Arctic lakes
The rapidly changing climate in the Arctic is not only linked to melting glaciers and declining…
Archaeologist works with tribe to explore its history and to repair historic injustices
Archaeology Professor Matthew Liebmann has been collaborating with the Pueblo of Jemez in New Mexico for…
Asteroid's surprise close approach illustrates need for more eyes on the sky
On 25 July, an asteroid the size of a football field flew by Earth, coming within…
Looking for warm dark matter
In the last century, astronomers studying the motions of galaxies and the character of the cosmic…
A sphere of colour
This image shows a snippet of the Sun up close, revealing a golden surface marked by…
500 years on, how Magellan's voyage changed the world
Ferdinand Magellan set off from Spain 500 years ago on an epoch-making voyage to sail all…
In French mountains, bear attacks leave shepherds skittish
As day breaks over the Pyrenees mountains, hundreds of sheep scuttle up a valley, the clanging…
Ecological land grab: food vs fuel vs forests
The overlapping crises of climate change, mass species extinction, and an unsustainable global food system are…
Recursive language and modern imagination were acquired simultaneously 70,000 years ago
A genetic mutation that slowed down the development of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) in two or…