Group to examine potential extinction of microbes essential to planetary and human health.
Lightning to Spark More Wildfires in Western Us in Coming Decades
New study finds increasing hot weather and lightning could spark more fires.
AI Satellite Survey Challenges Long-standing Estimates of Serengeti Wildebeest Numbers
A pioneering study led by the University of Oxford in collaboration with international partners has applied AI for the first time to count the Great Wildebeest Migration from satellite images.
NASA to Share Details of New Perseverance Mars Rover Finding
A news conference this morning will focus on the analysis of a rock sampled by the agency’s Perseverance Mars rover last year, which is the subject of a forthcoming science paper.
New Project Aims to Unlock Next Generation Cathode Materials for Tomorrow’s Batteries
The University of Oxford is to lead a new £3 million project to develop novel cathode materials for future lithium-ion batteries.
Decades-Old Barrels of Industrial Waste Still Impacting Ocean Floor Off LA
Initially thought to contain the pesticide DDT, study reveals some barrels contained caustic alkaline waste.
Cloudy Cluster
This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope Picture of the Week features a cloudy starscape from an impressive star cluster.
Scientists Uncover Extreme Life Inside the Arctic Ice
For the first time, researchers report that Arctic algae can hustle along in -15 C – the lowest-temperature movement ever recorded in complex, living cells.
AI to Spark New Recyclable Plastics Design
Imagine a world in which all types of plastic containers, packaging, carbon-fiber composite bikes and knee implants could be recycled together as a single processing stream.
Invasive Plants are Rapidly Changing the Tropics
Invasive species are reshaping ecosystems and local people’s relationship with nature in the tropics, a study led by Danish researchers Ninad Avinash Mungi and Jens Christian Svenning from Aarhus University shows.