Almost one-in-three people globally will still be mainly using polluting cooking fuels in 2030,...
Almost one-in-three people around the world will still be mainly using polluting cooking fuels and technologies-- a major source of disease and environmental destruction...
Dragonflies likely migrate across the Indian Ocean
Can dragonflies migrate thousands of miles across the Indian Ocean, from India via the Maldives to Africa, and back again? An international research team...
Travelling fires pose an underestimated risk to open building spaces
New research has shown that traveling fires pose a risk to the structures of large open building spaces over 100m2.
Threatened rattlesnakes’ inbreeding makes species more resistant to bad mutations
The first look at a threatened rattlesnake species' recent genetic history suggests that inbreeding necessitated by limited habitat may not be as detrimental as...
Increasing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere teaches old oaks new tricks
Mature oak trees will increase their rate of photosynthesis by up to a third in response to the raised CO2 levels expected to be...
Scientists capture the fleeting transition of water into a highly reactive state
Researchers have uncovered a key step in the ionization of liquid water using the lab's high-speed 'electron camera,' MeV-UED. This reaction is of fundamental...
Marine heatwaves could wipe out an extra six per cent of a country’s fish...
Extremely hot years will wipe out hundreds of thousands of tons of fish available for catch in a country's waters in this century, on...
How climate change could undermine biodiversity conservation goals
Researchers explore how climate change could challenge efforts to protect biodiversity within the network of protected areas around the globe.
Scientists use nuclear physics to probe Floridan Aquifer threatened by climate change
Scientists used a nuclear dating technique to study the dynamics of the Floridan Aquifer. The findings show the promise of this emerging technique to...
Seismic forensics and its importance for early warning
The catastrophic rockslide of February 7, 2021, in India's Dhauli Ganga Valley and the subsequent flood killed at least a hundred people and destroyed...
Latest news
Popular Articles
Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
A report by 43 wildlife experts warns that without changes now, many of Earth's most iconic species will be lost forever.
Link to full source:...
Do you see a devil in this orchid?
Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
Link to full source: Do you see a devil...
Florida man arrested for stealing sea turtle eggs
He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
Link to full source: Florida man arrested for stealing sea turtle eggs
Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
Link to full source:...
10 magical places saved by endangered species
In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
Link to full source: 10 magical places saved...