Science
UN climate talks plagued by twin fears
Negotiators from 195 nations tasked with crafting a universal climate pact are driven by twin fears tugging in opposite directions, which may result in...
Three-man international crew – and 20 pieces of Lego – reach space station
A Russian Soyuz spaceship safely delivered a three-man international crew, including Denmark’s first astronaut, to the International Space Station...
Global tree count is upped to 3 trillion… but they could all be gone in 300 years
More than 3 trillion trees now grow on Earth, seven times more than scientists previously thought.
Face to face with a Bear: Obama sees retreating Alaskan glacier
Barack Obama has come face to face with evidence of how climate change is re-shaping the American landscape.
Denmark sends their first man into space… to test exercise bikes
Denmark will send its first man into space on Wednesday and in keeping with the country’s love of all things cycling, one of his jobs will be to...
Arctic chills and messy energy politics await Obama in Alaska
Shrinking glaciers, Arctic temperatures and a mix of messy energy politics await President Barack Obama as he begins his historic trip to Alaska.
Hawking: Black holes aren’t so ‘black’ — they could lead us to other universes
Professor Stephen Hawking has outlined a new theory about black holes, arguing they could lead to other universes.
Hawking: Black holes may lead us to other universes … but we couldn’t come back
Professor Stephen Hawking has outlined a new theory about black holes, arguing they could lead to other universes.
Agency officials knew of ‘blowout’ risk for tainted water at gold mine
Internal documents released late on Friday show managers at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency were aware of the potential for a catastrophic “blowout”...
It’s a titi! New monkey species found in Peru
For nearly a century, the carcass of a small, reddish-brown monkey from South America gathered dust in a windowless backroom of the American Natural History...
Car parts and batteries plucked out of air polluted with greenhouse gas
It is possible to make something valuable out of thin – or at least heavily polluted - air after all, it seems. Sounds unlikely? It is and it...
Rare Philippines eagle shot dead just weeks after being nursed back to health
A rare Philippine Eagle treated for gunshot wounds and released back into the wild two months ago has been shot dead.
Muslim scholars call for climate action
Muslim scholars and environmental advocates from about 20 countries on Tuesday called for a global phase-out of greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century,...
Evacuation warning as volcano alert raised near Japan nuclear reactor
People living near a volcano in Japan are being warned to evacuate after the government raised the alert to the second highest level.
It’s official: The universe is dying slowly
The most comprehensive assessment of the energy output in the nearby universe reveals that today’s produced energy is only about half of what it...
Comet 67P with European robot lab riding piggyback nears Sun
A comet streaking through space with a European robot lab riding piggyback will skirt the Sun this week, setting another landmark in an extraordinary quest...
220mph! World’s strongest storm this year sets sight on Japan and Taiwan
Super Typhoon Soudelor is barrelling towards Taiwan, Japan and China after leaving a trail of destruction in the Northern Mariana islands.
Fly ‘extinct’ for 147 years found alive and well in UK countryside
A fly that is thought to have been extinct for almost 150 years has been found living in England.
I like mine rare: Tyrannosaurus rex ‘had steak knife teeth’
Tyrannosaurus rex and its dinosaur cousins had deeply serrated teeth designed like steak knives to tear through the flesh of their victims, research has...
Mighty mammoths fell victim to rapid global warming, new study shows
Woolly mammoths, short-faced bears and cave lions, largely went extinct because of rapid climate-warming events, a new study shows.
UFO spotters claim images show ‘mothership is refuelling near Sun’
A recent image of the Sun clicked by Nasa’s Solar and Heliospheric Observatory has sparked rumours that a massive mothership is hovering around the...
Unexpected step: Snake ancestor had four feet
The oldest snake fossil on record looks almost like a modern snake, except for one glaring difference: It has four feet, each with five digits, a new study...
Missing link? Four-legged snake that could rewrite evolutionary history
The first known fossil of a four-legged snake has been discovered by a scientist on a routine field trip to a museum.
1,400 light years away, astronomers find Earth’s bigger and older cousin
Scientists using NASA’s powerful Kepler telescope have found a planet beyond the solar system that is a close match to Earth. The planet, which...
Earth-like planet discovered using NASA’s Kepler space telescope
Scientists using NASA’s powerful Kepler telescope have found a planet beyond the solar system that is a close match to Earth. The planet, which...
560-pound man biking across U.S. to lose weight
A 560-pound man biking across the United States to lose weight hit a snag in Rhode Island.
One of ‘world’s oldest’ Quran manuscripts uncovered after 100 years in library
Fragments of a Quran manuscript found in a British university library are from one of the world’s oldest surviving copies of the Islamic text and...
Experimental Alzheimer’s drug shows some benefit
Eli Lilly & Co. reported earlier today that an experimental medication might slow mild Alzheimer’s if people take it early enough.
Light bulb moment as robot passes the human ‘self awareness’ test
A robot in New York has passed the classic “wise men puzzle” used to test whether a machine is “self-aware”.
We’re in really hot water now, annual check-up on Earth’s climate reveals
The world is in increasingly hot and rising water, scientists say in their annual, detailed physical of Earth’s climate.
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