Climate scientists have confirmed that last year's heat was unprecedented, surpassing records by a wide margin—but it could be one of the coolest years to come
Cultural heritage supporters are hoping to see the facility listed as a protected site
Artemis 2 has been pushed from later this year to no earlier than September 2025, and the Artemis 3 moon landing will not occur before September 2026
Biologists and conservationists are grappling with a controversial plan to kill 470,000 barred owls in the Pacific Northwest over the next 30 years
Using satellite imagery and A.I., a new study finds about 75 percent of industrial fishing is not publicly tracked, and clandestine ships enter marine protected areas
Eight-month-old Gaia is part of a breeding program for her vulnerable species, which is considered the "world's deadliest cat"
Launched early Monday, the Peregrine spacecraft started losing propellant almost immediately, and the mission, which is carrying NASA scientific instruments, has been derailed
Ibogaine, derived from a central African shrub, has been used in rituals for two millennia. But in a small study, it appeared to reduce symptoms of PTSD among veterans
Short, handwritten lines of unrelated words contained coded weather reports to send via telegraph in the late 19th century
An analysis of more than 400 fossilized teeth suggests the creatures weren't eating many seeds, nuts or other hard foods
Representing some of the world's best nature photography, the pictures are being put to a popular vote for the People's Choice Award
The commercial launch, scheduled for January 8, is slated to carry human remains to the lunar surface, which the Navajo Nation president calls a "desecration of this sacred space"
Despite belonging to the most venomous arachnid species on Earth, the spider will be using his bite for good in a program to produce antivenom
Ancient cyanobacteria contained structures for producing oxygen around 1.75 billion years ago, according to a new study
The 'extreme' lack of ice follows warm temperatures in December and calls attention to recent downward trends in ice coverage on the lakes
Matabele ants in sub-Saharan Africa often sustain injuries while hunting termites—and their survival strategy may help humans fight infections, too
The Juno spacecraft's instruments will help scientists better understand volcanic activity on the volatile moon's surface
A new paper adds to evidence suggesting a group of disputed fossils, identified by many scientists as young T. rex, are actually another species
The capsule is the size of a multivitamin, and in an experiment with pigs, it appeared to reduce the animals' appetites
The 7.5 magnitude quake in Japan highlights the need for earthquake prediction, a science shedding its "unserious" reputation and inching toward reality
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