How a tiny insect with super-tough body armour can survive being stamped on or run over by a...

Researchers have developed a white paint that reflects sunlight and helps cool...

It's a beetle that can withstand bird pecks, animal stomps and even being rolled over by a Toyota Camry. “This beetle is super tough," said Purdue University civil engineer Pablo Zavattieri, who was among a group of researchers that ran over the insect with a car as part of a new study. The species — aptly named diabolical ironclad beetle — owes its might to an unusual armor that is...

The GHGSat company releases a tool to show how methane varies in the atmosphere across the...

Britain's new polar ship, the Sir David Attenborough, will leave for sea trials on Wednesday to be put through its paces before making its maiden voyage to Antarctica late next year to boost research into climate change. It will spend two weeks at sea off the coast of North Wales for technical trials before the shipyard formally hands it over. The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) will operate the...

Four years in the making, Britain's new £200m polar ship is leaving the builder's yard for...

China's environment conditions are "grim", falling short of public expectations even after five years of efforts to improve air quality, boost clean energy and curb greenhouse gas emissions, a senior official said on Wednesday. There was still a long way to go, said Zhao Yingmin, the vice-minister of ecology and environment, even though China had met a series of targets on smog, water quality...

China's environment conditions are "grim", falling short of public expectations even after five years of efforts to improve air quality, boost clean energy and curb greenhouse gas emissions, a senior official said on Wednesday. There was still a long way to go, said Zhao Yingmin, the vice-minister of ecology and environment, even though China had met a series of targets on smog, water quality...

Osiris-Rex makes brief contact with asteroid Bennu in an effort to pick up fragments of...