Forty years ago, the catastrophic explosion at Chernobyl sent plumes of radioactive waste into the atmosphere. Now, New Scientist has gained exclusive access to learn how vital work to decontaminate t ...

If the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation shut down, the knock-on effects could release hundreds of billions of tonnes of CO2, raising global temperatures even further ...

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 ...