Why are there so many devastating volcanic eruptions right now?
High-profile volcanic eruptions in Hawaii and Guatemala are grabbing the headlines, but geophysics isn’t responsible for connecting the two disasters
Finally we can power the planet on renewables alone – here’s how
Ditching fossil fuels to go 100 per cent renewable is a dream within reach – thanks to new tech that keep things humming even when wind and sun aren’t there
Europeans now burn more palm oil in their cars than they eat
Palm oil consumption in the EU jumped by 7 per cent in 2017 because it is increasingly used as a biofuel – driving the destruction of orangutans’ habitat
The most elusive whales reveal their secrets in their wakes
We know almost nothing about the enormous beaked whales because they spend so much time deep underwater, but a new DNA technique could unmask them
Zambia to kill 2000 hippos because they might spread anthrax
Over the next five years 2000 hippos are to be culled in Zambia, supposedly to stop them giving people anthrax, but the cull may inadvertently fuel the trade in hippo ivory
Guatemala volcano kills 75 as ash buries entire villages
The Fuego volcano in Guatemala has exploded and spewed out molten rock and ash, killing at least 75 people in the country’s most violent eruption for over a century
Enjoy a season of science with our 2018 UK festival picks
Stumble into surprises all over the UK, from the physics of gin at WOMAD, to mind-reading at Green Man, to time deconstructed at New Scientist Live
H2Oh! Water is actually two liquids disguised as one
Earth’s most precious liquid is weird, and if it wasn’t we would die. Now experiments have uncovered its secret: it’s not one liquid, it’s two
H2Oh! 10 mysteries of water
Water has a host of unusual properties – many of which are essential for life. Here we round up ten of the most peculiar
The Great Barrier Reef has died 5 times in the last 30,000 years
The Great Barrier Reef has resurrected itself five times in the last 30,000 years after being wiped out by dramatic environmental shifts.
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