Microplastics have entered Antarctica’s soil ecosystem, subtly affecting its only native insect and revealing how far human pollution now reaches. An international team of scientists led by ...

From the deck of a ship or the window of a plane, it feels obvious that “down” points toward Earth and “up” points toward the ...

Through new experiments, researchers in Japan and Germany have recreated the chemical conditions found in the subsurface ...

When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our ...

A decade of observations of four planets around the young planetary system V1298 Tau revealed a rare, long-sought missing ...

Tiny crystals preserved in ancient beach sands are offering scientists a new way to read the deep history of Australia’s landscapes.

Hydrogen cyanide, a toxic chemical, may have helped spark the chemistry that led to life. When frozen, it forms crystals with ...

A small town in California was hit by earthquakes once every 22 years for over a century, setting the stage for a major ...

The moon is pretty inhospitable to humans, but recent research has found that it's surprisingly possible for breathable air ...

Social feeds are filling with breathless claims that on 8/12/26, Earth will briefly “turn off” gravity for seven seconds, ...