World growth ‘unsustainable’, warns US-based group of museums

The group of museums in its first statement on climate change warns human activity is making preservation of species difficult

First ‘direct evidence’ of Big Bang discovered

The discovery offers insight into some basic questions: Why do we exist? How did the universe begin?

Study sheds new light on lineage of Arctic people

Analysis based on DNA samples collected from ancient human remains

The Smithsonian steps on the ants

Iconic museum files patent claim on fungi to control leafcutter ants—a well-known fact

United Nations environment awards for 2014 announced

Launched in 2005, the ‘Champions of the Earth’ awards recognise achievements of people from different categories