For decades, a sharp kink in the energy spectrum of particles raining down from space has taunted astrophysicists, hinting at ...

Researchers have launched the first coordinated plan to protect microbial biodiversity, calling attention to the “invisible 99% of life” that drives essential Earth systems. The IUCN has formally ...

We take a look at a handful misconceptions about Antarctica, from its alleged populations of bears to its current ownership.

The federal government is pushing hard to pinpoint domestic sources of rare earth elements and critical minerals ...

Instead, the UfM has become a textbook case of consensus paralysis: a structure where 43 countries must agree before anything ...

Barrington’s route to Google wasn’t straightforward. Originally from Dublin, he moved to the US in the early 2000s for a PhD ...

A new system could overhaul maps that misclassify hundreds of thousands of smallholder coffee and cacao farmers as working in ...

Soil stores more carbon than Earth's atmosphere and plants combined, which makes the speed of soil carbon's decomposition an ...

The 2025 SARP East Terrestrial Fluxes Group poses in front of the Dynamic Aviation B-200 aircraft, parked in a hangar at NASA ...

Explorers in southern Spain have linked two deep caves into one “supercave system” about 16.4 miles long. The connection sits ...

A new study shows that our eyes blink in rhythm with music. This simple reaction reveals how the brain links sound, timing, ...

This week brings new releases from Joy Williams, Simon Winchester and Tracy K. Smith, among other talented writers.