Georgina RannardClimate and science correspondentProf Daniel J Mayor @oceanplanktonA tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking an epic migration, according to new research.These "unsung heroes" called zooplankton gorge themselves and grow fat in spring before sinking hundreds of metres into the deep ocean in Antarctica where they burn the fat.This locks away as much planet-warming carbon as the annual emissions of roughly 55 million petrol cars, stopping it from further warming our atmosphere, according to researchers.This is...
In a groundbreaking advancement for clean energy and climate action, Professor Indrajit Shown of the Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science (HITS), Chennai, has...
Esme StallardClimate and science correspondentGetty ImagesGarfield, Puss in Boots, Aristocats' Toulouse – cultural icons maybe, ginger most certainly.And now scientists across two continents...
NASA’s Perseverance rover, currently exploring the rim of Jezero Crater on Mars, has made a striking new discovery—an unusual, dark-colored rock now officially named...
After looping through space for 53 years, a wayward Soviet spacecraft called Kosmos-482 returned to Earth, entering the planet’s atmosphere at 9:24 a.m. Moscow...
The White House has ordered federal agencies to stop considering the economic damage caused by climate change when writing regulations, except in cases where...