The generation of electricity from heat, also known as thermoelectric energy conversion, has proved to be advantageous for ...

In a small, refrigerated room at a Brussels university, parka-wearing scientists chop up Antarctic ice cores tens of ...

After two weeks of negotiations, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is still far from finalizing rules for extracting coveted metals on the high seas despite heightened pressure triggered by US ...

One billion Africans have to cook on open fires or with fuel that is hazardous to their health and the environment, the ...

Wednesday's magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years—including one that shook ...

Gene editing technologies—such as those used in agriculture and de-extinction projects—can be repurposed to offer what an ...

North Carolina can seek federal funding to help its overloaded response efforts to Tropical Storm Chantal, which killed at ...

Ecologists in Australia were treated to an "adorable" surprise while reviewing thousands of images captured by their motion ...

An invasive insect capable of destroying agricultural crops has been spotted more frequently in Georgia this summer, ...

An effective measure to fight nutrient deficiency is to increase the nutrient content of food, particularly staples that are ...

We are amid what appears to be a second space race, except this time, the space race is not just led by two major superpowers ...

Currents can affect marine animals' locomotion, energy expenditure and ability to navigate; the force of currents may cause ...