Marine algae use a unique pigment, siphonein, to shield photosynthesis from excess light.

Our Milky Way galaxy never sits still: it rotates and wobbles. And now, data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope reveal that our galaxy also has a giant wave rippling outwards from its centre.

Scientists have long known that the Alzheimer’s brain often features abnormal plaques and tangles, and recent studies have highlighted the role that the brain’s vascular system plays in disease progression.

Two large-payload unmanned aircraft have joined the fleet of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ drone industry development program.

A microscopic organism that thrives in the most inhospitable environments on the planet could be a serious weapon against costly and dangerous microbes, including one that decimates apple and pear orchards.

A powerful climate pattern that dictates weather worldwide is projected to undergo a dramatic transformation due to greenhouse warming, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

Kelp shows great promise for improving soil health and crop production in Alaska.

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have discovered an important phenomenon beneath the Arctic sea ice that was previously thought impossible. 

Iceland, one of the last places on Earth to be free of mosquitoes, recorded its first sighting this month. 

Researchers in Kiel convert CO₂ into methane – newly developed catalyst outperforms industrial materials.