At the midpoint of the last century the region had 1,450 glaciers and a new study reveals the extent of losses Continue reading...

Suit alleges EPA has for decades failed under the Clean Water Act to address surface-water atrazine pollution A new lawsuit asks a federal judge to order the Trump administration to address widespread pollution from the hormone-disrupting pesticide atrazine – which has regularly been found at…

Birdwatching rewires the brain and slows cognitive decline BBC

Unlocking the secrets of the ‘Dragon Man’ skull – and what it reveals about human evolution The Conversation

Take a selfie to see how healthy you are: the idea is enticing and this new research is promising. But so many factors have been ignored The idea that a single selfie could predict how long someone with cancer may live sounds like an incredible breakthrough. AI is getting better at spotting…

An app and a camera phone are all that’s needed at more than 200 spots to help researchers monitor coastal areas The shoreline changes with the weather. Tracking these changes over time is a labour-intensive task, and an army of citizen scientists with camera phones is a great asset. The CoastSnap…

Trial results represent ‘foundational shift’ in approach to cancer, allowing scientists to harness immune system in more personalised way Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast A personalised mRNA-based melanoma vaccine significantly reduces the risk of cancer recurrence or…

What is a neutrino anyway? A look at the science behind this year's Nobel Prize in Physics Phys.org Neutrinos Are Everywhere. Now What? The New York Times From Cherenkov’s glow to the IceCube: The road to Halzen’s Nobel The Federal What Antarctic Ice told us about the Universe and how a Kozhikode…

Violent storms overnight knocked over utility poles and trees and carried thunder and heavy winds through state Yet more severe weather struck Thursday in the US south-west as the Four Corners region surveyed blown-away roofs, trees knocked on to homes and power lines downed from overnight…

With the climate crisis and diseases threatening one of the world’s most popular fruits, researchers are hoping a breakthrough in breeding techniques could give the Cavendish banana a certain future Love them or loathe them, bananas are one of the world’s most popular fruit. But a combination of…

You Can See Everything, a documentary about the disgraced biotech company founder Elizabeth Holmes, has enjoyed a record-breaking opening in the US. It is a testament to how fascinated we remain by the convicted fraudster, but what is behind the enduring appeal? US technology editor Blake…

Arizona’s Land of Standing-Up Rocks, formed from ancient volcanic eruption, gets new status with bipartisan support An area of towering rock spires in south-eastern Arizona known among Native Americans as the Land of Standing-Up Rocks has become the nation’s newest national park. Legislation to…

The Cali Fund, set up to raise $1bn a year for biodiversity from drug companies, remains near empty Big pharmaceutical companies have been accused of “free-riding on nature”, after a landmark biodiversity fund that invites businesses to put some of their profits back into conservation was left…

Musk says ‘there’s a lot of merit’ to potential merger that would require approval of 50% of all Tesla shareholders, but declined to elaborate Investors were paying close attention to Tesla’s third-quarter earnings call on Wednesday afternoon, after chief executive Elon Musk floated the idea of…

Japan’s mission to Mars’s moons takes off The Economist Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from one of its moons Sky News Launch result of the Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) spacecraft aboard H3 Launch Vehicle flight No.10 Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Idefix Rover With CFRP…

Apes in study more likely to choose treats linked to sound of peers having fun, suggesting emotions influence learning Orangutans base their food choices on whether others appear to be having a good time, research suggests. Scientists studying captive orangutans have found that when the great apes…

This is what the mysterious Denisovans looked like Nature Rare fossils reveal what ancient Denisovans may have looked like Phys.org The proteome of Middle Pleistocene Xujiayao and common Denisovan morphology Nature This Is What Our Mysterious Denisovan Cousins Probably Looked Like Gizmodo Good to…

America’s new era of private science The Economist

In the three weeks since a health worker’s death in Siberia, officials have stonewalled the WHO – setting a worrying precedent for future pandemics Is there a plague outbreak in Russia? If the answer were a clear yes, there shouldn’t be much reason to worry. With swift medical intervention, plague…