Category: Science/Environment (Page 9)
Flash droughts are becoming more frequent due to climate change, a global study has found.
Scientists say it's down to a lack of rainfall and a loss of moistur…
During California's prolonged, wet winter, beekeeper Gene Brandi said he had to spend twice as much money on a sugary syrup to feed his honeybees and keep them alive.
That's be…
Our capacity to care about others may have very, very ancient origins, a new study suggests.
It might have been deep-rooted in prehistoric animals that lived millions of years …
The Paris Olympics is going underground to find a way to keep athletes cool at the 2024 Games without air conditioners.
Organizers are planning to use a water-cooling system un…
The Environmental Protection Agency proposed the first federal limits on harmful “forever chemicals” in drinking water, a long-awaited protection the agency said will save thousan…
With more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone.
The agency said space organizations arou…
The dodo bird isn’t coming back anytime soon. Nor is the woolly mammoth. But a company working on technologies to bring back extinct species has attracted more investors, while ot…
A new, multimillion-euro international airport near Albania’s coastal city of Vlora will mean hundreds of jobs for area residents. But environmentalists warn it could cause
The population of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has rebounded for a second year in a row after a preci…
German development minister Svenja Schulze announced that her government will make 204 million euros ($222 million) available for environmental policies in Brazil.
Of this tota…
