China’s major infrastructure projects threatened by climate change, says top meteorologist
Some of China’s major infrastructure projects are threatened by climate change, says head of the Meteorological Administration Zheng Guoguang, who added that his country’s...
Large herbivore decline may lead to an ‘empty landscape’
Global populations of large herbivores are declining, especially in parts of Asia and Africa, making it more likely that some of the most diverse...
Global warming 2°C target won’t stop climate change’s worst impacts
The current international target to limit global warming to 2°C will not be enough to stop the worst impacts of climate change, say three...
Mars travel will give astronauts early dementia from cosmic ray bombardment
Galactic cosmic ray bombardment during the voyage to and from Mars would make the astronauts develop early dementia symptoms, with serious memory loss and cognition...
England climate hit hard by global warming, many record-hot years to come
Global warming is set to hit England particularly hard, with a record-breaking hot year thirteen times more likely today compared to one century ago,...
Bombardier beetle blasts exploding boiling spray from its bottom, scientists explain how
How does the bombardier beetle manage to produce an internal explosion which is expelled from its rear end as a jet of super-fast, boiling,...
New bird species, Sichuan Bush Warbler, discovered in China
A new bird species, called the Sichuan Bush Warbler, has been discovered in China by an international team of scientists from China, Sweden, the...
Warp Drive may turn from science fiction to fact, says NASA
NASA believes it might eventually achieve Warp Drive, transforming a science fiction idea into fact. Warp Drive is a hypothetical FTL (faster-than-light) propulsion system,...
Heatwaves in England 13 times more likely today
England is thirteen times more likely to have a heatwave today compared to 100 years ago. Human-induced climate change will affect England’s weather more...
Mars astronauts could suffer brain damage from galactic cosmic rays
Mars astronauts could risk serious brain damage from galactic cosmic rays - extremely high-energy radiation, mainly originating outside the Solar System – according to...