Remember that asteroid that isn't going to hit Earth? We could send a mission to explore it
YR4, which orbits the sun every four years and periodically crosses Earth's orbit. The nature of its orbit makes it a ...
In the wake of Alfred, how do we think about and measure the cost of catastrophes?
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred is the latest in a succession of extreme rainfall events to wreak havoc on coastal communities in ...
Bio-based polyester nanocomposites offer high performance and reprocessability
A research team led by Prof. Zhu Jin from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese ...
How climate change could be increasing your chance of catching a virus from sewage: New study
When we think of climate change, we may consider extreme weather events—record-breaking heat waves, heavy downpours and ...
Drug building blocks pave path to new sepsis treatments
The immune system can typically ramp up the body's defenses to clear out an invading threat without issue. Glitches can ...
Human-caused marine debris has already reached the deepest point in the Mediterranean Sea
Waste generated by human activities has now reached the deepest point in the Mediterranean: the 5,112-meter-deep Calypso Deep ...
Four tiny planets are orbiting one of our nearest stars
Astronomers have revealed new evidence that not just one, but four tiny planets are circling around Barnard's Star, the ...
Will the US collapse like the Soviet Union did?
"You're next," said a Russian historian I interviewed in 1993 about the Soviet Union's collapse in late 1991. I was an ...
The world regulated sulfur in ship fuels, and the lightning stopped
If you look at a map of lightning near the Port of Singapore, you'll notice an odd streak of intense lightning activity right ...
Inequality destroys benefits of positive economic growth for the poor, South African district-level data reveals
A unique analysis of district-level data reveals why inequality is so destructive to the home consumption welfare of people ...
Toad patrol volunteers are ensuring frisky amphibians can cross the road to reach their mating grounds
During February and March, volunteers head out after dark with buckets and florescent jackets to stand on roads across the UK ...
What happens when leaders have loyalists in charge of men with guns: Lessons from authoritarian countries
In what's been called a "Friday night massacre" at the Pentagon, President Donald Trump removed six top generals or admirals ...