Few realise that the water snow holds (in the form of snowpack) is important to understand when it comes to predicting and preventing floods. Yet, it has been notoriously difficult to predict accurately. A team have now combined two techniques to create more precise measures of snowpack.
Be careful, because cadmium is also present in cereal products, seafood, potatoes and spinach...
Quels pays avancent sur leurs engagements climatiques, qui bloquent la transition, et pourquoi l’objectif de 1,5 °C reste hors d’atteinte ? Cet article vous dit tout.
A California man was diagnosed with the plague after being bitten by a flea while camping. He is recovering, and authorities are investigating.
The remains of an Antarctic researcher lost in 1959 have been discovered by a Polish team among rocks exposed by a receding glacier in Antarctica.
Here’s why your morning cup of coffee – or tea – really is the best pick-me-up and can make you feel happier.
Imagine being ready for whatever the weather throws at you; from cold air conditioning in the office, to an overheating bus, or even a squall downpour at lunchtime. A new material shape-shifts itself to protect you from weather variability.
The ECDC warns that record-breaking outbreaks of the West Nile virus could become a 'new normal' in Europe, with August and September eventually coming to have seasonal peaks.
A rare deep-sea hydrothermal system has been discovered in the western Pacific that produces massive hydrogen emissions.
Today is World Mosquito Day 2025 and meanwhile, dengue fever is crawling northwards in Western Europe because of the spread of an invasive mosquito. How close is it to reaching London?
Four cubs have been born at a zoo in the Czech Republic, rekindling hopes for their future reintroduction into their original habitat in the Atlas Mountains of North Africa.
Scientists have found data on atmospheric CO₂ concentrations in the Mesozoic reconstructed from dinosaur tooth enamel.