Ancient poop left behind by Arctic ground squirrels ended up containing a remarkable array of genetic information, a study says.

Geologists recently converged on a site near Barstow, California, to ground-truth a mineral discovery made on public land by a NASA JPL sens...

Even before it officially formed, this El Nino has gotten nicknames ranging from ‘super’ to ‘Godzilla’

An El Niño event has officially started, say US scientists, raising fears of extreme weather and higher temperatures.

Currently, carbon removal efforts are only removing about 5% of global annual CO2 emissions.

Some climate scientists are getting over four to six times the profession's average salary to help Wall Street profit off climate change.

Oil spills are some of the most destructive forms of marine pollution known to man, thanks to their acute toxicity and ability to devastate...

Researchers have discovered a "megasite" of dead whales along with new species of marine life feasting on the corpses.

Emerging tests promise to screen for many cancers at once, but one just failed in a big trial. Will these diagnostics deliver on their promi...

Scientists have uploaded a viral genome to a quantum computer, marking an important step for the future of quantum-enabled advancements in b...

In a proof-of-concept lab experiment, scientists demonstrated that intestinal parasites could make and release therapeutic agents inside a l...

It's the oldest, largest, and deepest graveyard of whale falls ever found—and it's been feeding life for millions of years.

A team led by a geophysicist in Italy now believes that about 90% of Earth’s fresh water ice may not be on solid ground after all.

A mysterious geological structure that resembles a human hand with outstretched fingers has been revealed beneath East Antarctica. The disco...

In this age of biohacking and taking wellness habits to the extreme, it’s easy to overlook the small, daily habits that keep us healthy. But...