A drop in shipping emissions has caused a surge in warming at the Great Barrier Reef, fuelling calls for drastic actions such ...

Models suggest that meeting climate targets will be virtually impossible without steep emissions cuts paired with a huge ...

Urban trees lining streets fare better in dry spells than those in parks – now it seems that leaky water pipes are the reason ...

People with hay fever could one day benefit from a first-of-its-kind “molecular shield” that blocks pollen from entering the ...

Sea-skimming crafts – which fly just above the water – were once considered Cold War relics of a failed Soviet experiment.

Inhaled insulin is effective for controlling blood sugar levels in children with diabetes, providing them with a ...

Observations from NASA’s Juno spacecraft reveal that Jupiter’s strong magnetic field and the unique properties of its plasma ...

Putting aerosols in the stratosphere to reflect sunlight could prevent the shutdown of key ocean currents, but only if it is ...

Something strange happens to water as it moves through the stems of horsetail plants – and this unique process provides valuable clues for understanding past and present ecosystems ...

Astronomers tracking an interstellar object flying through the solar system think it comes from a star at least 8 billion ...

An AI system trained on videos of operations successfully guided a robot to carry out gall bladder surgery on a dead pig, ...

Dozens of storm-chasing meteorologists have undertaken the largest-ever study of extreme hail across the US Great Plains. New Scientist environment reporter James Dinneen hitched a ride inside a ...