African great apes predicted to see frequent extreme climate events in the next 30 years
African apes are already being exposed to climate change impacts, and will experience extreme events such as wildfires, heatwaves and
Older African elephants will be most severely affected by the changing climate
Older elephants in East Africa will be most severely impacted by climate change, threatening the long-term survival of this vulnerable
Astronomers reveal a new link between water and planet formation
Researchers have found water vapour in the disc around a young star exactly where planets may be forming. Water is
Could fiber optic cable help scientists probe the deep layers of the moon?
An increasing number of seismologists are using fiber optic cables to detect seismic waves on Earth — but how would
Building bionic jellyfish for ocean exploration
Jellyfish can’t do much besides swim, sting, eat, and breed. They don’t even have brains. Yet, these simple creatures can
Ice shell thickness reveals water temperature on ocean worlds
Cornell University astrobiologists have devised a novel way to determine ocean temperatures of distant worlds based on the thickness of
How first cells could have formed on Earth
Roughly 4 billion years ago, Earth was developing conditions suitable for life. Origin-of-life scientists often wonder if the type of
Surprising methane discovery in Yukon glaciers: ‘Much more widespread than we thought’
Global melting is prying the lid off methane stocks, the extent of which we do not know. A young researcher
Astronomers discover heavy elements after bright gamma-ray burst from neutron star merger
An international team of astronomers — including Clemson University astrophysicist Dieter Hartmann — obtained observational evidence for the creation of
Slimming down a colossal fossil whale
A 30 million year-old fossil whale may not be the heaviest animal of all time after all, according to a