The Yutyrannus, a newly discovered dinosaur, was huge, related to Tyrannosaurus rex, and covered in feathers.

Thousands of dead dolphins have been washing up on Peruvian beaches.

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Austrian and Japanese scientists teamed up to make a solar panel that’s thinner than a thread of spider silk.

Drought in England means that anyone caught using a hose faces a fine equivalent to more than $1,500.
Farmers have to fight frackers for water in Colorado.

Cuba’s “agro-ecology” is a model for farming without chemical fertilizers and pesticides.