Before a plan like this can be carried out, scientists will need improved data to create a more accurate projection of what ...

Conservation genomics is a bold new tool for protecting life on earth, but it will take all of us to slow the extinction ...

Coral reefs, often called the rainforests of the sea, are among the most biologically diverse and ecologically important ecosystems on Earth. Despite covering less than 1% of the ocean floor, they ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Discovered just over 60 years ago, extremophiles are bacteria, archaea, and eukarya that can survive in extremely salty, hot, cold, acidic, or ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An asteroid that NASA used for target practice a few years ago was in fact nudged into a ...

Humanity has wrapped Earth in a growing halo of satellites, rocket stages and metallic shards, a messy byproduct of the space age that looks less like a sleek sci‑fi defense grid and more like a ...

NASA shut down one of Voyager 1’s science instruments to conserve dwindling power and keep the nearly 49-year-old spacecraft operating as it continues its journey through interstellar space more than ...

The administration of US President Donald Trump intends to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), a world-leading Earth-science centre in Boulder, Colorado. The centre’s ...

A new “tool” could reveal the threat posed by meteors as they approach Earth, helping protect human life and satellites. By ...