Environment Trump approves plan to open oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic refuge August 18, 2020
Climate Electric vehicles can save lives, reduce emissions, and prevent economic damages August 18, 2020
Science How patients from the second coronavirus wave compare to those in the first wave August 17, 2020
Anthropology Hallett Cove’s fossil secrets are now accessible through virtual reality August 17, 2020
Health The odds of spreading coronavirus in the same household is under 20%, a review of studies finds August 17, 2020
Climate Temperatures in Death Valley hit 130 degrees, possibly the highest temperature on Earth August 17, 2020
Science Australia is losing to climate change. We’d be wise to learn from it August 16, 2020 - Updated on August 22, 2020
Health It’s time to face the fact that the coronavirus is airborne August 15, 2020 - Updated on August 19, 2020
Health Biden wants America to wear masks for at least 3 months: “Be a patriot” August 15, 2020 - Updated on August 17, 2020
Health Coronavirus vaccine: China’s Sinopharm vaccine triggers immune response, few side effects August 15, 2020 - Updated on August 16, 2020
Health Over 5 billion coronavirus vaccine doses have already been preordered worldwide August 14, 2020
Biology Crocodile tears are remarkably similar to those of humans August 14, 2020 - Updated on July 20, 2023
News #FossilFriday: Amazing 429 million-year-old trilobite eye saw the world like modern insects August 14, 2020
Science COVID-19 Is Going to Remake The Way Businesses Run Data Operations August 14, 2020 - Updated on August 17, 2020
Science No privacy, no free internet in Hong Kong — China cracks down on VPN providers August 13, 2020
News The mystery of the blue whirl that consumes all the fuel in its path — finally solved August 13, 2020
Environment Oil spill update: Mauritius pumps out almost all the fuel from the Japanese cargo ship August 13, 2020
Science Pandemic data shows population density might not play as big a role as we thought August 13, 2020
Environmental Issues Bolsonaro calls Amazon fires a “lie”, dismisses own government data August 12, 2020 - Updated on August 13, 2020
Climate Scientists mapped the world’s frozen peatlands – what the found was very worrying August 12, 2020
Science Million-year-old dormant microbes beneath ocean floor push life to its absolute limits August 12, 2020
Book Reviews Book review: The Infinite Desire for Growth August 12, 2020 - Updated on September 28, 2021
Animals Primate voice boxes are evolving much faster than those of other mammals August 11, 2020 - Updated on October 9, 2023
News Physicists claim information is the fifth state of matter. By 2245, half of Earth’s mass could be converted to digital bits August 11, 2020 - Updated on May 6, 2021
Science Ashes to diamonds: how cremated ashes are turned into jewelry August 11, 2020 - Updated on July 27, 2023