Mar 22, 2022 | News
Exoplanets, worlds orbiting distant stars, were once only theorized. And even then, astronomers thought only some stars had planets. Yet, on Monday, NASA announced that, to date, 5,000 exoplanets have been detected.
Jan 10, 2022 | News
High-income countries could cut their agricultural emissions by almost two-thirds through dietary change, a study finds. Moving away from animal-based foods could free up an area of land larger than the entire European Union.
Dec 27, 2021 | News
Edward O. Wilson, the sometimes-controversial U.S. biologist, professor, and author known as “Darwin’s natural heir”, who studied insects and human behaviour, has died at the age of 92, his foundation said Monday.
Oct 20, 2021 | News
Tree ring evidence of an ancient solar storm enables scientists to pinpoint the exact year of Norse settlement.
Sep 13, 2021 | News
The global production of food is responsible for a third of all planet-heating gases emitted by human activity, with the use of animals for meat causing twice the pollution of producing plant-based foods, a major new study has found.
Sep 7, 2021 | News
Paul Davies, astrobiologist and cosmologist, argues that viruses may form a vital part of ecosystems on other planets.