The planet is seeing a decline in biodiversity, but extinctions are relatively rare and don’t meet the threshold for a sixth ...

Moonshot proposals to save the poles are gaining popularity as the planet heats up. But none of the most high-profile ideas ...

Scientists found the skeleton of an extinct hypercarnivore in Argentina’s southern Patagonia. The apex predator feasted on ...

Spaceflight makes certain human stem cells age faster, a study finds, furthering the understanding of the possible effects of ...

Bob Ballard is still exploring the ocean seafloor 40 years after discovering the Titanic’s final resting place in the ...

While exploring the ocean in a deep-sea submersible, scientists say they discovered a flourishing ecosystem capable of ...

NASA is planning to decommission premier satellite missions that gather information on planet-warming pollution and other ...

More than 85 veteran climate scientists have pushed back against a Trump administration report downplaying the severity of climate change, submitting more than 400 pages in public comments to the ...

It’s finally time to watch one of the best meteor showers of the year: the brilliant display known as the Perseids. The ...

Glow-in-the-dark plants bright enough to light up streets at night may sound like the stuff of science fiction or fantasy. But scientists have already made plants that emit a greenish glow. They are ...

The origin of the Peggy Martin rose baffles experts, but the plant withstood the storm after being underwater for weeks. Now, ...