Even a small nuclear war could cause global food shortages
Study sounds warning about unstable nations with nukes.
The simple protein that started all life
And could help NASA find life on other planets.
Your backyard could help reduce global warming
Gardens cool urban temperatures by six degrees, study finds.
Earth’s tilt angle key trigger for ending ice ages
Analysis of global glaciations over the last million years confirms its significance.
Banded mongoose offer clues for spread of infectious disease
The research has implications for human behaviour.
Scientists crack 58-year-old quantum mystery
Fluke discovery could revolutionise nuclear magnetic resonance.
Your coffee and chocolate could increase malaria risk
High demand commodities contribute to deforestation and mosquito proliferation.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall
Study finds large ecosystems collapse more quickly.
Why turtles have fatal attraction to plastic
Study finds they confuse its odour with food.
Astronauts grow lettuce in space
The plants are fresh, nutritious and safe to eat.
The rise of individuality – beyond nature or nurture
Fruit fly study links it to random variation in brain wiring.
Thirdhand smoke found in non-smoking movie theatre
The toxic chemicals were transported into the room by moviegoers.
A decade of dithering on climate action calls for crisis mode
Four times the effort now needed to comply with the Paris agreement.
Air pollution pandemic warning
A leading cause of global deaths is right under all our noses.
Ancient Mongolian empires sustained themselves with millet
The formidable conquerors had more complex economies than previously thought.
Glowing frogs and salamanders
Scientists discover biofluorescence is more prevalent than previously thought.
Half the world’s sandy beaches could be lost
Human intervention and lower emissions could help save them.
The co-evolution of plants and humans
Botanical historian puts new twist on plant domestication.
Not one, but two species of red panda
Genetic study resolves their identity crisis.
Solar storms linked to stranded whales
Magnetic disruptions make them ‘blind’.
