Extreme wildfires are turning the world’s largest forest ecosystem from carbon sink into net‑emitter
New research shows boreal forests comprised 23% of global wildfire emissions in 2021, up from 10% in a typical year.
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Why climate change is forcing conservationists to be more ambitious: by moving threatened species to pastures new
Climate change is even worse than we expected - so is now the time for conservationists to take extreme measures to stem the extinction crisis?
Will three billion people really live in temperatures as hot as the Sahara by 2070?
New study is a brilliant thought experiment, despite focus on an unrealistic worst case climate change scenario.
Northern lights: how the aurora borealis captivated 18th‑century minds
The northern lights have been interpreted in many ways down the centuries - from portents of political upheaval to signs of religious revival.
Rogue planets: hunting the galaxy’s most mysterious worlds
Not all planets orbit stars. Rogues float through the galaxy in darkness and are almost impossible to see.
Our ancestors were cannibals – and probably not because they needed the calories
A new study estimates the nutritional value of human flesh and challenges the belief that prehistoric humans engaged in cannibalism just to fill their stomachs.
Mars: we may have solved the mystery of how its landslides form
New research on landslides on Mars could help protect against devastating landslides on Earth.
Glaciers in the Alps are melting faster than ever – and 2022 was their worst summer yet
Switzerland’s glaciers just lost 6% of their ice in a single year.
Just how sensitive is the climate to increased carbon dioxide? Scientists are narrowing in on the answer
New study shows low levels of future global warming are far less likely than previously thought. Very high warming is also slightly less likely.
Scotland’s new Queensferry Crossing reveals how smart technologies monitor and maintain the health of bridges
Thanks to innovative technology, the third Forth bridge continues a proud legacy of state-of-the-art bridge engineering across three centuries.
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