In simplest terms, the rate at which the universe expands on paper doesn’t match actual astronomical observations. That speed ...

The land beneath the former Aral Sea in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is rising and will continue to do so for many decades. Now, ...

While solitary black holes should be common, they are hard to find. The one in Sagittarius revealed itself when it passed in front of a dim background star, magnifying the star’s light and slowly ...

A long-lost slab of Earth’s crust may be pulling away the bottom of the oldest part of North America, scientists say ...

Using data from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), researchers have detected the presence of molecules in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18b that, on Earth, are solely produced by simple life f ...

The president's real measurements have been talking points for years and the discussion has resurfaced after his recent physical.

A reanalysis of paleomagnetic poles provides tighter bounds on the style and rate of motions of our whole planet with respect ...

Project-based learning and a modular class design help students from various backgrounds and universities gain hands-on experience with environmental remote sensing.

Water is at the center of one of the enduring questions about how life first formed on Earthr. More specifically, where did ...

Visit the embattled Kennedy Center post-Trump purge, and the place can feel abandoned. Leave it to dance provocateur Mark Morris to show a way forward for the national arts center.

A nuclear explosion might eventually be Earth’s only way to protect itself from a dangerous asteroid. But preparing for that ...

A moderately strong, 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck in Southern California on Monday, according to the United States ...