Evacuation orders widened as California fire spreads

Evacuation orders were widened Thursday as California’s biggest wildfire raged through the state’s tinder-dry landscape, laying…

Scientists in troubled DR Congo pursue research despite conflict, poverty

Time seems to stand still in the wood-panelled library, where students and researchers work in silence…

3 erupting Alaska volcanoes spitting lava or ash clouds

Three remote Alaska volcanoes are in various states of eruption, one producing lava and the other…

Brazil forest fire season underway and raising concern

The season of Brazilian forest fires has begun, and early data plus severe drought is sparking…

Virgin Galactic restarts space-trip sales at $450,000 and up

The ticket window is open again for space flights at Virgin Galactic, with prices starting at…

Observatory in Chile takes highest-resolution measurements of asteroid surface temperatures ever obtained from earth

A close examination of the millimeter-wavelength emissions from the asteroid Psyche, which NASA intends to visit…

Expert: Using carbon is key to decarbonizing economy

Rice University carbon materials expert Matteo Pasquali is available to discuss ways to slash carbon dioxide emissions…

Employment and wellbeing often don't correlate in India, Ethiopia, Vietnam and Peru

Not all jobs are ‘good jobs’, and new research from the Universities of East Anglia (UEA)…

Tourist-tourist rapport: SFU expert on why it matters

Booking a guided tour for your next vacation? Consider that getting along with the tourists you…

Mountain lions moved less, downsized territory during LA's pandemic shutdown

As people sheltered in place at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, sightings of wildlife in…