The Southwest United States is currently facing its worst megadrought of the past 1,200 years.

New technology is quickly improving the world’s most common form of eye surgery.

Plastic containers and utensils are staples in many kitchens—but could they be affecting your health?

“AI could potentially change education drastically,” says UC San Diego education scholar Amy Eguchi, who is both excited and concerned about the prospect.

As the world faces an escalating planetary crisis, a new paper published today in Nature offers something we don’t often hear - hope.

UBC experts Drs Rachel H. White, Lorien Nesbitt and Sara Barron explain how smarter design and nature-based solutions can keep Canadians cool, safe and healthy.

The current heatwave in the Northeastern United States threatens the comfort and even the safety of millions of people. 

A major research centre that is set to position the UK as a global leader in clean technology is being launched by the universities of Newcastle, Sheffield and Nottingham.

From the mud, straw, and gypsum mixtures of ancient Egypt’s monumental pyramids to the sophisticated underwater material employed by Roman engineers in iconic structures like the Pantheon, concrete has long symbolized civilization’s resilience and ingenuity.

Nestled in Uganda’s Kamwanyi village on the lush western slopes of Mount Elgon — a vast, 24-million-year-old extinct volcano that straddles the border between Uganda and Kenya — Francis Gidegi’s three-acre farm benefits from fertile soils, cool mountain air, and steady rains.