How the ‘marsupial sabertooth’ thylacosmilus saw its world
A reconstruction of Thylacosmilus atrox. Credit: © Jorge Blanco A new study investigates how an...
Even at the Bottom of the World, the Ocean Is Belching Plastic
With its small population and remote location, New Zealand might hope to be sheltered from...
How many people are in the world?
There are approximately 7.8 billion people in the world as of July 2020, according to...
The Lancet: World failing to address health needs of 630 million women and children affected by armed conflict
New estimates reveal extent of the health burden of armed conflict--affecting at least 630...
Driving Success for Life Sciences in an Uncertain World
2020 was the year when the world as we knew it changed irrevocably. With every...
World migration down 30 percent due to pandemic: UN
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The coronavirus pandemic has slowed global migration by nearly 30 percent,...
Marie Tharp’s groundbreaking maps brought the seafloor to the world
Walk the halls of an academic earth sciences department, and you’ll likely find displayed on...
The world may be at risk of a new COVID-19 surge
Virologists and other researchers believe a new COVID-19 mutation first identified in the U.K. is...
10 ways COVID-19 changed the world
The year 2020 was defined by the coronavirus pandemic, arguably the worst pandemic the world...
Korean artificial sun sets the new world record of 20-sec-long operation at 100 million degrees
Credit: National Research Council of Science & Technology The Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research(KSTAR), a...