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Pressure is mounting on an obscure U.N. body based in Jamaica to hit pause on plans to potentially open the world's deep seas to mining as compa…
As the world faces increasingly extreme and frequent weather events brought on by climate change—such as droughts, floods, heatwaves, and wildfi…
Wildfires and storms. Rivers at record lows. Parched crops withering in the fields. For many Europeans, this year's scorching summer means clima…
Massive wildfires in Portugal and Spain were largely under control Thursday after forcing thousands from their homes and destroying large swathe…
A black hole is usually where information goes to disappear—but scientists may have found a trick to use its last moments to tell us about the h…
Researchers have identified the times of the day when hares are more likely to be struck by aircraft at Dublin airport—and believe their finding…
A cloud-based repository that creates a digital fingerprint of engineered microorganisms has been successfully trialed.
Support for populist parties and politicians, and agreement with populist sentiment, has diminished during the pandemic, according to a "mega-da…
Do you remember the beginning of the pandemic, when for months a major debate was whether people should or shouldn't wear a mask?
The serene, icy waters of Finland's Lake Saimaa are a boon to fishermen and tourists, but their presence also threatens one of the world's rares…
More than a dozen Greek villages were evacuated Thursday as firefighters battled the country's first major blaze of the year on a mountain range…
Ants are renowned in the insect world for their complex social structure and behaviors. Workers and foragers support the queen, faithfully carry…
Why is sugar not transparent? Because light that penetrates a piece of sugar is scattered, altered and deflected in a highly complicated way. Ho…
Scientists from Mahasarakham University (Thailand) and the University of Bonn have examined the newly discovered caudal vertebrae of a spinosaur…
Cells rely on membranes to protect themselves from the outside world. But cell membranes can't be fully closed because nutrients and other molec…
Crews in Greece on Wednesday raced to restore power to tens of thousands of homes as a severe cold front receded after bringing heavy snowfall a…
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic upended international trade. Countries shut their borders, breaking the webs of supply chains that crisscross the…
Out for an afternoon hike, Veerle Bonaers and a friend stop pushing their baby and look down to their map, suddenly aware they have taken a wron…