SCIENCE

The first atlas to measure the movement and thickness of the world's glaciers gives a clearer, but mixed picture of the globe's ice-bound freshwater resources, according to researchers from the Institute of Environmental Geosciences (IGE)…

A map of Tonga and outlying islands and where the Tonga Kitchens project did work, compiled from Google Maps. Credit: David Webster, Author provided…

Thousands of people with obesity in England will be able to get a new weight loss drug on the NHS after a watchdog approved its use.Patients on the weekly injections have seen their weight fall by an average of 12% after one year, the…

There are no secrets being kept in Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson’s house. In a new 2022 Super Bowl commercial, the couple learns what it would be like if Amazon’s Alexa device could read their minds - only for it to blow up in their…

Cancerous tumors are made up of rapidly growing, abnormally shaped, cells that can infiltrate and destroy healthy tissues, travel to other parts of the body, and form additional tumors. In part because of its rapid and invasive nature,…

Here’s a bone sample with tiny microfossils in it. These microorganisms can provide a treasure trove of information for investigators. Credit: Edda Guareschi, Author…

An electric shock might be just the thing to persuade a cloud to produce some rain. New research suggests that supercharging a cloud could increase the attractive forces between droplets and help raindrops to grow. Have we finally found the…

Surrounded by the sheer expanse of the world’s biggest ocean, many Pacific island nations were among the last parts of the world untouched by Covid-19. Their extreme remoteness worked in their favor, and so did government decisions to slam…

A suspected gunman who opened fire in a Fred Meyer grocery store in Richland, Washington state has been arrested.Aaron Christopher Kelly, 39, was apprehended by police 150 miles from where the shooting took place, and authorities said he…

Pregnant women with COVID-19 appear to be at greater risk for common pregnancy complications -- in addition to health risks from the virus -- than pregnant women without COVID-19, suggests a study funded by the National Institutes of…