It recognizes that the industrial model that powered global prosperity over the past two centuries has also pushed the Earth toward dangerous limits. Climate change, biodiversity loss and the ...

Water covers most of our planet, yet less than 3% of it is freshwater and most of it is contained in glaciers, making it not ...

The bestselling writer and self-described “dork” explains how he crafts upbeat space-set thrillers from dire scenarios only expertise can solve.

Over 25 million cubic yards of rock and ice broke loose and plunged into Greenland's Dickson Fjord, creating a 650-foot-high ...

Astronomers warn that proposed orbiting mirrors and millions of AI satellites could significantly brighten the night sky, affecting telescopes, scientific research, and global dark sky areas.

Among the key ‘common goods’ essential to life, water plays a crucial role. Water is an irreplaceable source of life for the ‘sustainable’ functioning of ...

Mineral potential and a 'tough but fair' stance on new digs has snared South Australia top spot in a global investment report ...

New geological surveys have identified substantial reserves of rare earths, fluorite and baryte in southwestern China.

“Project Hail Mary” is primed to soften hearts once thought calcified, to make laughter echo throughout packed theaters full of moviegoers in desperate need of a lift, and to remind all of us just how ...

During a tempestuous moment in the ongoing trade war between the world's two biggest economies, the Chinese government last October threatened to exercise its most potent economic leverage by ending ...

Tiny fossils from Hokkaido are revealing a surprisingly mobile ancient ocean during a warmer world. A team led by researchers at Kumamoto University has identified a new genus of microscopic ...

Scientists have uncovered the oldest direct evidence yet that Earth’s tectonic plates were on the move 3.5 billion years ago. By analyzing magnetic fingerprints in ancient rocks, they reconstructed ...