Children and scientists discover how wasps trick ants into protecting their larvae, changing our understanding of nature's ...

NASA's LEXI instrument is set to land on the moon's surface sometime this month. Using X-ray sensors, the device will watch ...

New reports suggest that climate change models can't properly predict Earth's future climate reliably. Here's why.

Researchers identified hundreds of new species in 2024, expanding our knowledge of Earth’s startling biodiversity.

Located in the stratosphere, where it shields the Earth from harmful ultraviolet ... Pluto-Charon Formation Scenario Mimics Earth-Moon System Jan. 7, 2025 — A researcher has used advanced models ...

NASA will explore two different strategies for fetching Mars rocks collected by the Perseverance rover, and there's a chance ...

If you like the smell of spring roses, the sounds of summer birdsong, and the colors of fall foliage, you have the stabilization of the ozone layer to thank for it. Located in the stratosphere, where ...

The ring might have acted like a giant sunshade, causing a cooling effect that might have unleashed an ice age.

The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ...

Scientists have identified the “mystery volcano” that erupted in 1831 and cooled Earth’s climate. They have linked it to an ...

Global warming is moving faster than the best models can keep a handle on. Fifty years into the project of modeling Earth’s ...

Richard Alley, Evan Pugh University Professor of Geosciences at Penn State, was awarded the National Medal of Science at a ...