Environmental Protection
Scientists set sail for Thwaites Glacier amid alarming new findings
There's a giant, hollowed-out cavity on the underside of a glacier that is likely to accelerate ice melt.
New software analyzes the pictures of chimps to save them
A new facial recognition program can help out where human eyes might fail.
Droughts lead to higher levels of HIV in Lesotho
Study: there is a link between severe droughts and the spread of HIV in an African nation.
To save themselves, African elephants are losing their tusks
The jumbos are fighting back against poachers in the only way they can.
David Attenborough: we’re in danger of wrecking the planet
Attenborough says time is pressing if we are to deal with our harmful effects on the planet's beleaguered ecosystems.
Cooling from atmospheric particles may mask greater warming
Scientists may still lack a proper understanding of the impacts of aerosols on the climate.