Category : Science

It has long been understood, and by cultures too various to list, that salamanders have something of the supernatural about them. Their name is thought...

(AFP) – A US court has suspended a law banning makers of vegetarian substitute meals from using the word “meat” to describe their products, as...

(AFP) – Blue Origin, the space company owned by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, launched the 12th crewless test of its New Shepard rocket on Wednesday,...

Individual actions — multiplied — can effect change By Jim Bloch Last November, the International Panel on Climate Change issued a call to action to...

(AFP) – Scientists said Wednesday they have come up with an environmentally-friendly method that uses artificial sunlight to transform plastic into power-generating chemicals, as countries...

(AFP) – New Zealand’s White Island exploded suddenly on Monday and almost instantly became the scene of unimaginable horror, but as the country’s most active...

(AFP) – Doting killer whale grandmothers help their grand calves survive, particularly in times of food scarcity, scientists reported Monday in a paper that sheds...

By Jim Bloch “I love the outdoors. I believe it’s something worth fighting for.” With those words, Junko Usuba launched into a presentation on the...

(AFP) – Doctors treating a patient with a rare lung disease usually caused by exposure to industrial metals say it may instead be the first...