Removing CO2 from the atmosphere by capturing the carbon from burning biomass is supposed to save the planet, but it looks ...

While Earth’s climate has changed many times in history, there is unequivocal scientific consensus that our world is now heating up at an unprecedented pace, driven by human activities such as the ...

Some gut bacteria recycle discarded sex hormones, like oestrogens, back into the body. The level of these bacteria seems to ...

A small comet has been spotted slowing down and then speeding up again – but in the opposite direction, which we have never ...

When Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, Chernobyl lay on the path to the capital Kyiv. When the plant was occupied by Russian ...

If the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation shut down, the knock-on effects could release hundreds of billions of ...

Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic activity, are a product of our planet’s geophysical forces and can have devastating effects on communities and ecosystems. Detecting such ...

Scientists disagree whether human-made climate change or natural fluctuations are mostly to blame for worse-than-expected heat in recent years ...

The astronauts of the Artemis II mission around the moon have made it home safely to Earth, marking the end of a triumphant ...

In a landmark trial, social media giants Meta and YouTube were found negligent and ordered to pay for harming a user's mental health. The decision could force major changes in how social platforms wor ...

Some cats will suddenly refuse to touch brands of cat food that they have eaten for years. Changing the way the food smells ...

Working in secret for more than two years, a group of mathematicians has set out to resolve of the longest and most bitter ...