North Korea campaigns against obesity amid severe food crisis
No, it’s not a joke.
Fukushima’s radioactive wastewater to be dumped into the ocean through a tunnel
Construction of the tunnel will start next year, after feasibility studies are carried out.
What makes ants remarkable diggers? It’s all about physics, study finds
When they are together, they work like a single unit, protecting their colony
Barnacle-inspired glue can seal wounds in seconds, save lives
It can adhere to surfaces even when they are covered with blood, which makes it a game changer
The first climate change famine is here: Madagascar is desperate
Hunger is driving people to eat raw cactus, wild leaves and locusts.
Europe’s deadly floods were much more likely because of climate change
We urgently have to scale up climate action -- or face the consequences.
Europe’s biggest ever drug drone was just seized by Spanish cops
The aircraft was being used for a drug trafficking network.
Rain falls on Greenland’s snowy summit for the first time on record
Another worrying sign of the climate crisis
Blue hydrogen is worse for climate than fossil fuels, study finds
It’s usually touted as a clean energy source, but that may not be the case
Metabolism doesn’t change with age — at least not how you think it does
Stop blaming it all on your metabolism.
Humans have driven hundreds of bird species to extinction in the last 50,000 years
We're solely to blame.
Researchers find out why sunflowers always face east
It's all about reproduction.
It’s not just CO2. We urgently have to tackle methane emissions
The less-infamous greenhouse gas is also a problem to be reckoned with.
Researchers crack the mystery of why pistachio shells are so tough
It's not what you think.
These are the key findings of the IPCC climate report — region by region
From droughts to flooding, every region of the planet is experiencing different consequences from the climate crisis, but no part...
Men could significantly outnumber women within decades — and this is a problem
Researchers anticipate an even larger deficit of female births
We can still avoid breaking the 1.5ºC climate change barrier, says IPCC scientist — but we need to act *now*
To avoid the brunt of climate change, we need to absolutely transform the economy.
It’s totally our fault: Humans “unequivocally” causing global warming
It's our last chance to transform the economy and prevent catastrophic climate damage.
A new IPCC report on climate change is coming. What should we expect?
It will be a wake up call for governments, urging them to act on the climate crisis
Last month was the worst July for wildfires since records began
From North America to Africa, many places are dealing with record burns. Climate change may have a part in that.