The Global Integrated Drought Monitoring and Prediction System (GIDMaPS) map shows large patches of dry areas in every continent, indicating droughts of varying severity.
Scientists have found that the nutritional properties — in particular the protein content — of plant pollen has reduced by a third (down from 18 per cent to 12 per cent) over the past 172 years.
From Star Trek to The Fly to Doctor Who, hundreds of science fiction stories have extensively used interstellar transporters, much to the delight of nerds across the world.
The Iowa caucuses kickstart the US presidential nomination process today. Here’s why voters in a small rural state matters in the race to the White House
