Four bodies have been retrieved from Everest and some ten tonnes of garbage plucked from the…
Brazil braces for another tailings dam collapse
Thousands of Brazilians braced Monday for the possible collapse of another tailings dam owned by mining…
More fishing vessels chasing fewer fish, new study finds
A new analysis of global fishing data has found the world’s fishing fleet doubled in size…
A forest 'glow' reveals awakening from hibernation
Winters in the northern hemisphere are brutal. The harsh conditions drive some species to hibernate; bears…
Study: Millions lack access to green spaces
Millions of people in Great Britain live more than a 10-minute walk away from their nearest…
Photographer 'overwhelmed' by response to bald eagle picture
Steve Biro snapped the picture of ‘Bruce’ the bald eagle at a raptor conservation centre in…
PIA23251: Mangala Fossa – False Color
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Group A strep genome research expedites vaccine development efforts
The global search for a group A streptococcal (Strep A) vaccine has narrowed after researchers identified…
Research team throws new light on photosynthetic supercomplex structure
A team of scientists has taken a significant step closer to unlocking the secrets of photosynthesis,…
Scientists uncover a trove of genes that could hold key to how humans evolved
New computational analysis finds that more than two dozen human zinc finger transcription factors, previously thought…