Category: Science/Environment (Page 6)
An elusive 'tap-dancing' spider species that has been lost to science for almost 100 years has been rediscovered amongst leaf litter on its home turf
Damp weather at this time of year can be the perfect conditions for dedicated mushroom foragers in the UK. It can be a risky business—there’s always the risk of f…
On the cusp of the COP28 climate talks, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited frozen-but-rapidly melting Antarctica on Nov. 23 and said…
One of the simplest ways to combat climate change is already on restaurant menus and grocery store shelves.
Plant-based meats have been gaining popularity. One U.S. company is …
Climate change is projected to cause declines in hop production in Europe of 4-18% by 2050, according to a study out recently in the journal Nature. Hops declines in Europe mean c…
Bonny Paulson's home, with a rounded shape that looks something like a ship, shrugged off Category 5 winds that might otherwise have collapsed it when Hurricane M…
Major corporations in water-guzzling industries such as clothing, food, beverage and technology want to be better stewards of the freshwater they…
With the growing popularity of disposable e-cigarettes, communities across the U.S. are confronting a new vaping problem: how to safely get rid of
Thick smoke enveloped extensive areas of the Brazilian Amazon as the region grapples with a surge in wildfires and a historic dr…
The Geneva-area lab that houses the world’s largest atom smasher, known as CERN, has inaugurated a new “Science Gateway” that hopes to make its complex inner workings and the scie…