Astronomers have uncovered a vast cloud of energetic particles—a "mini halo"—surrounding one of the most distant galaxy ...

A new study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology and led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman ...

While laughter is often considered uniquely human, tied to language and sense of humor, all great apes produce remarkably ...

After nearly 20 years of operations, NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is on a roll, performing a new maneuver to ...

A new study, published in Nature Nanotechnology and featured on the journal's front cover this month, has uncovered insights ...

Urea is considered a possible key molecule in the origin of life. ETH researchers have discovered a previously unknown way in ...

We know black hole mergers occur because we can detect the resulting gravitational waves. But when trying to piece together ...

Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth from a rock formation in Canada. The Nuvvuagittuq ...

When an extreme weather event occurs, the probability or risk of other events can often increase, leading to what researchers ...

NOAA and its research partners are forecasting a mild to moderate harmful algal bloom (HAB) in western Lake Erie this summer.

At this year's Living Planet Symposium, attendees heard how ESA's Next Generation Gravity Mission could provide the first ...