SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

Scientists have spent decades debating what killed the dinosaurs. Some say volcanoes triggered the dinosaurs’ decline a million years before the infamous asteroid hit 66 million years ago. Others say the dinosaurs slowly starved after the asteroid’s impact generated a dust cloud so...

When a wildfire is headed your way, evacuating may sound straightforward: Gather your belongings, get in the car and leave.In reality, it is one of the most complex decisions a person can face.Fast-moving fires, shifting...

When a wildfire is headed your way, evacuating may sound straightforward: Gather your belongings, get in the car and leave.In reality, it is one of the most complex decisions a person can face.Fast-moving fires, shifting...

Speaking about the recent heatwaves, England's health secretary, who also gave an interview to the Guardian newspaper on the topic, said: "I spoke to A&E staff who were telling me that they've had a big increase in patients coming...

The Environment Agency stressed that this year's data could not be directly compared with 2019 because it had changed its methods.In particular, it said the steep fall in the number of lakes ranked as good - down about half...

This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month takes us to a fantastical realm within our home galaxy, where piercing starlight and billowing winds sculpt dust clouds into inventive shapes. This scene is from the Carina Nebula,...

Prime Minister Andy Burnham said: "Nobody should be left to struggle with their mental health alone. But every day, thousands of people are waiting months for help, then finding the only door open to them is a busy A&E."These...

Explanation: What does the new sharpest image of our Sun show? Instability. To be clear, a certain kind of interactive process called the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability (KHI). This instability can create waves and swirls when two streams flow past each other -- in this case...

The same overheating problem that happens to our laptops also plagues computer servers and data centers around the world — and heat management is only getting harder as computer chips get more compact and powerful.Understanding how heat moves through...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new seasonal flu vaccine from Moderna that uses mRNA technology, the drugmaker announced Wednesday. mFLUSIVA, approved...