New research suggests “microlightning” exchanges among water droplets in Earth’s early atmosphere may have sparked the ...

The Department of Earth and Climate Sciences at Tufts is facing uncertainty because of threats to their sources for research ...

If that’s too long to wait, two total lunar eclipses are also coming, one in September and another next March. Unlike total solar eclipses, which are visible only along a narrow path on Earth’s ...

The uncrewed Cygnus spacecraft is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station Friday after having delivered more ...

Researchers found increased meltwater and rain explain 60% of a decades-long mismatch between predicted and observed temperatures in the ocean around Antarctica.

Researchers say it’s particularly worrisome for agriculture, and hope their work will strengthen efforts to reduce water ...

The two exoplanets, or planets outside of our solar system, orbit a star called TOI-1453, which is slightly cooler and ...

More than 900 students from throughout Florida took part in the 70th Annual State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida, ...

This is what Mr Musk said he wanted to do last year. Then it seemed barely plausible. Today it looks next to impossible. Mr ...

Martian lake beds and deltas reveal the Red Planet’s watery past. But many puzzles remain, scientist Bruce Jakosky says.

A study shows how the loss of Great white sharks from False Bay is disrupting the marine food web and threatening ocean ...

A new study led by researchers at the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at the Institute of Science, Tokyo, has uncovered a surprising role for calcium in shaping life's earliest molecular ...