Long term exposure to road traffic noise is associated with increased risk of obesity. This was the conclusion of a study involving the participation of...

Climate change likely to make global precipitation more uneven Currently, half of the world's measured precipitation that falls in a year falls in just 12...

Tracks made by dinosaurs the size of sparrows have been discovered in South Korea by an international team of paleontologists. “These 110-million-year-old footprints and trackways...

Detailed 3D imaging of kerogen, a source of petroleum and natural gas, could improve estimates of recoverable amounts The fossil fuels that provide much of...

Around a fifth of all greenhouse gas emissions are produced by industries such as steel and cement. So if we're going to work towards an...

Where you live could influence how much you drink. According to new research from the University of Pittsburgh Division of Gastroenterology, people living in colder...

Slow-motion collisions of tectonic plates under the ocean drag about three times more water down into the deep Earth than previously estimated, according to...

When rains fell on the arid Atacama Desert, it was reasonable to expect floral blooms to follow. Instead, the water brought death. An international team of...

Microscopic particles floating in the air we breathe come from sources such as fossil fuel combustion, fires, cigarettes and vehicles. Known as fine particulate matter,...

The crater measures more than 31 km in diameter, corresponding to an area bigger than Paris, and placing it among the 25 largest impact...