SCIENCE & ENVIRONMENT

Mark Poynting,Climate reporter and Matt McGrath,Environment correspondentReutersThe world's burning of fossil fuels is set to release more planet-warming carbon dioxide than ever before this year, new figures show.It is another sign that efforts to fight climate change by cutting...

Worldwide fossil fuel emissions are set to rise 1.1 per cent in 2025, reaching another record high as humanity...

A Chinese plant scientist at the University of Michigan who drew national attention in June 2025 when she was arrested and accused of smuggling a crop-damaging fungus into the U.S. pleaded guilty on Nov. 12,...

It’s no question that graduate school in fundamental research was never for the faint of heart, but...

Dolphins whistle, humpback whales sing and sperm whales click. Now, a new analysis of sperm whale codas — a unique series of clicks — suggests a previously unrecognized acoustic pattern. The finding, reported November 12 in Open Mind, implies...

MIT researchers have developed a lightweight polymer film that is nearly impenetrable to gas molecules, raising the...

If you’ve been following recent debates about health, you’ve been hearing a lot about vaccines, diet, measles, Medicaid cuts and health insurance costs – but much less about one of the greatest threats to global...

Astronauts lose significant amounts of muscle mass during any prolonged stay in space. Despite spending 2-3 hours a day exercising in an attempt to keep the atrophy at bay, many still...

Would you rather be good-looking but with a plain partner or be unattractive yourself but with a hot date?...

Nick TriggleHealth correspondentPA MediaThousands of NHS staff redundancies in England will now go ahead after a deal was reached with the Treasury to allow the health service to overspend this year to cover the cost of pay-offs.The government said...