Three square miles of volcanic rock on the edge of the East China Sea may one day be used as an unsinkable aircraft carrier for the United States Navy in the event of war in Asia.

While we know climate change is in the process of altering our living conditions, scientists are also starting to discover some of its more subtle outcomes. A case in point: the way our planet sounds. In an article published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution, the researchers suggest that climate […]

Source: UN Secretary-General Country: World Since its creation, the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund has provided more than $6 billion in life‑saving humanitarian assistance in more than 100 countries and territories. SG/SM/19902 Following are UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ remarks at the high‑level pledging conference for the United Nations Central […]

Issue Post December 9, 2019 Overlooked, underused crops: An answer to our food system problems? Jessica Raneri Globally, we are eating a smaller array of foods, resulting in diets that are less nutritious and healthy.

They call it the “devil worm,” but scientists studying the ability of a small nematode to survive environmental heat think its lessons on climate adaptation may turn out to be more providential than diabolical. At the American University (AU) in Washington D.C., researchers who sequenced the devil-worm genome say it’s […]