In this choose-your-own-adventure game, it's up to you to protect the planet. From nuclear strikes to giant spikes, find out ...

2024 is now almost certain to become the first year on record when average temperatures exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial ...

Experiments with vampire bats running on treadmills have revealed they have a highly unusual method of getting energy from ...

Natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic activity, are a product of our planet’s geophysical forces and can have devastating effects on communities and ecosystems. Detecting such ...

A new supercapacitor design that uses only water, clay and graphene could source material on Mars and be more sustainable and ...

Experts predict that the number of cancer cases around the world will skyrocket, resulting in millions more fatalities by 2050 ...

One day, doctors might be able to 3D print copies of your organs in order to test a variety of drugs, thanks to a new ...

Fibres in wet wipes and clothes often make their way into soil - and natural versions could be more damaging than synthetic ...

Before Mesopotamian people invented writing, they used cylinder seals to press patterns into wet clay – and some of the ...

There are few things more irritating in everyday life than getting something stuck between your teeth. Thankfully, we can ...

On a small dwarf planet called Makemake, astronomers have seen signs of surprising temperature changes. These could indicate ...