2 February 2022
It is time for geology to embrace our sustainable future and, in turn, be accorded the respect it deserves as a discipline crucial to understanding the world and our relationship to it
2 February 2022
Coral gardening projects are more popular than ever to help reefs recover from the effects of a warming ocean, but they are a distraction away from the real solutions, says Catherine Collins
2 February 2022
The recent case of a driverless car that tried to escape its handlers might make us laugh, but it also warns us about what could happen when AI is given a "body", writes Annalee Newitz
2 February 2022
The Evenlode in Oxfordshire, UK, has been plagued by pollution, but farmers, the water industry and local volunteers are working together to clean it up
2 February 2022
The shift to early flowering in the UK is greater for smaller plants than trees and shrubs, and is related to warming temperatures in winter and spring over the past 70 years
1 February 2022
Since 2014, more than half of the ocean surface across the globe has recorded temperatures considered extreme compared with a historical average
1 February 2022
Two record-breaking lightning flashes occurred in 2020: one with a length of 768 kilometres is the longest ever recorded, while another with a duration of 17 seconds is the longest-lasting flash ever detected
31 January 2022
Using a combination of game theory and the physics of complex systems, it’s possible to model the behaviour of a rush hour commuter crowd
31 January 2022
Thousands of tweets every day expose other users’ date of birth, which could help criminals access their private accounts
31 January 2022
A survey of birds entering an Australian animal hospital shows a huge number of them carry chlamydia, including strains never seen before
