Stuart Orkin and Swee Lay Thein shared a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their research on genetic causes of sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia that set the stage for approved gene thera...

Physics-based models still outperform artificial intelligence-based weather models in forecasting record-breaking extreme events.

Described as “gardeners of the forest,” tapirs help maintain healthy ecosystems by dispersing seeds and landscaping the vegetation. Yet they remain underfunded for research. All four tapir species —…

Can listening to forests help us understand if the life inside them is thriving? Apparently, yes. Giacomo Delgado likens it to a doctor examining heart health. “A doctor has listened to many people’s…

Cumbernauld pastry-maker William Sword will be run by the company's 85 staff.

This month’s Greening Chemistry column explores the benefits of accounting for the full cost of new products and chemistries from the beginning

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The strong claims of effective waste management by the Western and some developed countries came into question after Indonesia experienced an influx of foreign waste coinciding with China’s decision t...

Stardust sold geoengineering to investors. Now it needs to sell it to the public.

More than 60 countries are off track to meet U.N. target for 2030—even though solutions exist

Systems governed by chemistry and physics, not biology, can behave in surprisingly lifelike ways, as Giorgio Volpe, Rob Malinowski and Joe Forth explain

With the High Seas Treaty coming into force in January, efforts to establish protected areas in the marine spaces that lie beyond countries’ jurisdiction are gaining momentum — including one off the c...