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How did humans first reach America?
A new study suggests that the first people to reach America travelled via the Pacific coast rather than through a corridor between two giant ice sheets.
August 18, 2016
Polar bears’ biggest threat is ice loss
Hunting used to be the biggest threat to polar bear survival. Not anymore.
August 11, 2016
Parakeet takeover ahead?
"Parakeets are Britain’s fastest growing bird population and are on a trajectory to global domination."
August 4, 2016
Emirates Mars Mission to launch in 2020
The Emirates Mars Mission - which carries the name Hope - will become the first-ever mission to the Red Planet by any Arab country.
August 1, 2016
Air conditioning’s big global impact
Higher global temperatures combined with higher global incomes mean more air conditioners. But what do more air conditioners mean?
July 28, 2016
Shifting identities for traveling neutrinos
MIT researchers show that neutrinos can change between several distinct “flavors” while traveling from a facility near Chicago to a detector in Minnesota.
July 19, 2016
New microscopic view of ocean floor life
Underwater microscope provides new views of ocean-floor sea creatures in their natural setting.
July 16, 2016
Russian glacier-covered volcano erupting
The Klyuchevskoy volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula is erupting. Ash explosions affecting air traffic could occur at any time.
July 12, 2016
Looking for a pristine landscape? Sorry …
If you're hoping to escape civilization and head into an unaltered wilderness, you might be surprised to learn it no longer exists on Earth, a study says.
July 6, 2016
Warming temps to raise Zika virus risk
Global warming will cause more people to be exposed to the mosquito that carries Zika virus, says a new study. Why this mosquito is such a good virus-spreader.
June 22, 2016
