SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

The rapid growth of artificial intelligence has sharply increased electricity and water consumption, raising concerns about the technology’s environmental footprint and carbon emissions. But the story is more complicated than that.I study emerging technologies and...

Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines, staining rocks orange and coating stream beds with metals. These acidic discharges, known as acid mine drainage, are among the region’s most persistent environmental problems. They...

Michelle RobertsDigital health editorDiabetes UKImogen, who is 12 and from the West Midlands, is one of those found to have diabetes thanks to the screening. Her mum Amy says knowing what's coming, rather than being taken by surprise, ...

Many sportspeople do a mixture of exercises to boost their performance. Now there’s evidence that this cross-training could extend...

NASA will observe its annual Day of Remembrance on Thursday, Jan. 22, which includes commemorating the crews of Apollo 1 and the space shuttles Challenger and Columbia. The event is traditionally held every year on the fourth Thursday of...

Esme Stallard,Climate and science reporterandJustin Rowlatt,Climate EditorAndrew Aitchison/Getty ImagesHouseholds will be eligible for thousands of pounds' worth of solar panels and other green tech to lower their energy bills, the government has announced.The long-awaited Warm Homes Plan promises to...

MIT researchers have identified significant examples of machine-learning model failure when those models are applied to data...

The world is now using so much fresh water amid the consequences of climate change that it has entered an era of water bankruptcy, with many regions no longer able to bounce back from frequent...

A soft, thick coat of snow makes a lot of the world seem to slow down or even stop — at least temporarily. The fluffy piles absorb sound and make the world quiet and still. But deep underneath, in pockets between...

A disparate collection of young stellar objects bejewels a cosmic panorama in the star-forming region NGC 1333 in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. To the left, an actively forming star called a protostar casts its glow on...