Northern Hemisphere 2023 summer warmest in two millennia; study calls for urgent greenhouse gas reduction

The 2023 summer temperature was 1.19°C higher than the warmest summer in 246 AD

‘Sedentary lifestyle led to lighter bones in humans’

Study suggests increased physical activity could be a way to counter weak bones

Managing food demand key to containing emissions, damage to environment, says study

Sub-Saharan Africa will see the biggest increase in food demand

Here’s what people in their 90s really think about death

Death was part of life for many of the older people who often said they were taking each day as it comes and not worrying too much about tomorrow

Caterpillars could hold the key to managing plastic waste: study

Moth caterpillars, which bio-degrade polyethylene found in plastic bags, can help scientists find a viable solution to the plastic waste problem

Eminent physicist Stephen Hawking dies at 76

Hawking theoretically proved that black holes were present as singularities in the cosmic space-time continuum

Biodiversity loss to raise India’s bankruptcy risk 29%

The first study of sovereign credit ratings reveals that partial collapse of ecosystems will add burden of billions of dollars for at least 26 …

New technique can make flexible electronics self-repairing too

Researchers claim the new technique is novel as it does not require rare materials or the addition of any complex circuitry

Food habits getting worse around the world, warn studies

Researchers implicate the role of junk food industry in the changing food habits, particularly of the young generation

Sexism pushed Rosalind Franklin toward the scientific sidelines during her short life, but her work still shines on her 100th birthday

Franklin’s greatest and most enduring legacy is the many women who have been inspired by her example to pursue scientific carriers

Climate change brings longer spring and autumn to US

Expanding growing season has enabled the forests to store an additional 26 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, say researchers

New genealogy project allows astronomers to trace ‘ancestors’

The database provides information on more than 33,000 astronomers, their advisors and universities and the links to their dissertations