In modern society, gaseous alkanes like propane, isobutane, and methane are regularly combusted for energy.

Which forces and mechanisms determine the height of mountains?

The number of illegal gold mines in the Amazon is increasing so fast that activists have turned to satellite imagery to identify them.

The promising halide perovskite materials for solar energy conversion show high efficiencies, but this comes at a cost: The best perovskite materials incorporate toxic lead which poses a hazard to the environment.

Researchers have developed a method to spur the production of new antibiotic or antiparasitic compounds hiding in the genomes of actinobacteria, which are the source of drugs such as actinomycin and streptomycin and are known to harbor other untapped chemical riches.

Ever wonder how land animals like humans evolved to become smarter than their aquatic ancestors? You can thank the ground you walk on.

After studying global data from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, researchers have discovered a strong correlation between severe vitamin D deficiency and mortality rates.

The 10-year plan for conserving biodiversity adopted as part of the International Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) failed to reach its targets for 2020.

A new mathematical model for predicting variations in solar irradiance has been developed at Uppsala University.

Almost all land plants employ an army of molecular editors who correct errors in their genetic information.