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Picture yourself going out in the middle of a hot midsummer day when the sun is shining on the blacktop. Soon, you begin to sweat, and your clothes adhere to your skin, causing you to feel like you are in your very own sauna.

Researchers in Belgium are testing an unconventional approach. The approach uses stories about future climate change to help authorities and institutions prepare before shocks occur.

Scientists have discovered a plant that confuses eating and reproducing in an unexpected way in the wetlands of eastern Australia. Although sundew Drosera hookeri is not a "hunter" of its pollinators, some of the insects needed for reproduction get caught and digested.

Chinese researchers have developed a ceramic-based lithium battery that remains stable in extreme heat, a breakthrough that could help power next-generation electronics in harsh environments.

Every year, billions of tonnes of food are lost before they ever reach a plate. Fruits and vegetables are among the most vulnerable, often spoiling during transportation, storage or display because of their high moisture content and delicate structure.

Deep in the rainforests of far north Queensland, Australia, scientists have discovered a tiny spider with an extraordinary hunting strategy. Nicknamed the "ballista spider", the newly described species uses a silk-powered trap that launches prey into its web with accelerations reaching up to 140 times the force of gravity.

People, pets and livestock have long been protected through vaccines, but scientists are now extending that approach to creatures once thought impossible to immunise. Researchers have already developed the world's first vaccine for honeybees and are testing similar technology in shrimp, despite the fact that these animals lack the antibody-based immune systems that conventional vaccines rely on.

It began in 1977, when scientist Ichiro Endo witnessed a peculiar phenomenon in his lab. The heated syringe ejected ink around the lab.

Plastic waste has long been viewed as one of the world's most persistent environmental challenges. Yet researchers have now demonstrated a remarkable way to transform that problem into something potentially life-changing.

Can you envision yourself on a peaceful walk around the quiet and awe-inspiring back rooms of an internationally renowned scientific facility, where all the walls are lined with industrial-sized steel drawers? Over many decades, countless numbers of prehistoric bones and geological samples have been lying quietly in dark drawers, waiting for new eyes to discover their hidden stories.