The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, say their algorithm could help drivers, manufacturers and businesses get the most out of the batteries that power electric vehicles by suggesting routes and driving patterns that minimise battery degradation and charging times.

After a comprehensive study of plants across the United States, researchers have arrived at the unexpected conclusion that plants able to fix atmospheric nitrogen are most diverse in arid regions of the country.

Earth’s geological history is characterized by many dynamic climate shifts that are often associated with large changes in temperature. 

Summer is in full swing in the U.S., and people are turning up their air conditioners to beat the heat. 

Against the backdrop of a rapidly warming planet, the need to better understand the nature and long-term impact of positive climatic feedback loops — processes that accelerate the effects of warming — becomes critically important.

RRS Sir David Attenborough begins its second leg of science trials this week (22 August 2022).

A group of international scientists led by Cornell is – more rigorously and systematically than ever before – evaluating if and how the stratosphere could be made just a little bit “brighter,” reflecting more incoming sunlight so that an ever-warming Earth maintains its cool.

A storm of this magnitude exposed the flaws of the hurricane observation tools used at the time

Central Asia is the point of origin for a wide diversity of fruit and nut trees; including many local and wild varieties that have not been scientifically documented.

Humans aren’t the only ones suffering through unprecedented heatwaves in a warming climate. Consider the humble minnow.