An electron highway headed for methanol

Making methanol just got a lot easier, now that chemists at Yale have opened up a…

Bacteria overcome hurdles to jump between species

Bacteria can overcome significant challenges to transfer from one species and flourish in another, research has…

S. Korea to suspend 25% of coal plants to fight pollution

South Korea will suspend up to a quarter of its coal-fired power plants in the next…

Los Angeles: Hollywood, palm trees and urban oil fields

For most outsiders, Los Angeles is all about Hollywood, palm trees and sunny skies. …

Animals could help humans monitor oceans

Sharks, penguins, turtles and other seagoing species could help humans monitor the oceans by transmitting oceanographic…

Shrewd savannah species choose friends with benefits on the African plains

For species trying to boost their chances of avoiding predation, it could be a classic case…

Turtles and tourists share the same beach on a Tunisian island

Between plastic chairs on a crowded Tunisian tourist beach, a sign indicates where another species shares…

The climate crisis is here, get used to it

When teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, nominated for the Peace Nobel this year, scolded titans of…

Canada needs much higher carbon tax to meet climate target: study

Canada’s projected carbon tax must be more than quadrupled over the next 10 years to meet…

European Space Agency seeks funding boost from member states

The European Space Agency is asking its 22 member states for more money to be able…