Giant solar-powered space stations are on the radar of China, Japan and the European Space Agency, which is considering funding projects that could see solar en
The world will soon see a planetary phenomenon that hasn’t occurred in 800 years.
As a TV presenter I am used to getting all sorts of viewer feedback. But one particular appearance this week sent my inbox into overdrive, writes...
Warmer temperatures cannot increase the amount of carbon deciduous trees absorb in each growing season, a new study suggests.
For decades, scientists have expected that the shedding of leaves from temperate trees will get later and later under ongoing climate change.
Researchers warn that heatwaves and concurrent droughts of Mongolia's semi-arid plateau have increased significantly during the past two decades, with troubling...
For the first time, researchers describe how Rho protein really stops gene expression. New research has identified and described a cellular process that, despite...
Laser powder bed fusion is a dominant additive manufacturing technology that has yet to reach its potential. The problem facing industry is that tiny bubbles or...
New research has identified and described a cellular process that, despite what textbooks say, has remained elusive to scientists until now—precisely how the copying...
In Nevada's dry Ivanpah Valley, just southeast of Las Vegas, a massive unintended experiment in animal conservation has revealed an unexpected result.