As governments prepare to gather in Yerevan, Armenia, this week for the U.N. Biodiversity Conference (COP17), new research ...

Scientists have unveiled a new theory on the birth of the cosmos, suggesting the early universe was shaped by an ancient ...

All U.S. public schools are required to administer standardized tests in reading and math annually to students in grades ...

As climate change is expected to increase the risks associated with extreme rainfall and flooding, managing floods requires ...

Cells constantly recycle proteins and other cellular components. But how do they ensure that the right cargo ends up in the ...

Transforming Mars into a more Earth-like world could irreversibly destroy scientific evidence about the planet's history and ...

Scientists at NPL, with the University of Surrey, University of Oxford, the Francis Crick Institute and IONTOF GmbH, have ...

If you've ever created a snowflake by folding, cutting and unfolding a piece of paper, you've practiced the art of kirigami.

A new study, led by IIASA researchers and coauthored by UNEP colleagues, finds that if governments fully implement their ...

The fusion of two cells is a decisive event in the sexual reproduction of many organisms. In fungi, cells must not only bring ...

Large quantities of acrylic glass are used worldwide in a wide range of applications, from windowpanes and car taillights to ...

Researchers have discovered honey beehives act as "living immune systems" that help protect the bee colony, its offspring and ...