The ambitious expedition aims to fill data gaps about the glacier-sea boundary to predict when the world might tip into a ...

A majority of 8th-graders and roughly a third of 10th- and 12th-graders do not see great risk in using fentanyl once or twice ...

A whole-genome analysis of Beefalo, a hybrid bison-cattle breed, suggests very few individuals have any bison DNA at all, a ...

Liang Bua cave, purported cut marks on elephant bones and charred remains from other animals led some researchers to propose ...

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A lost signal marks the second imperfect attempt at a lunar landing for Tokyo-based company ispace A Japanese lunar lander ...

The Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s latest exhibit, “From These Lands,” connects visitors with America’s natural history ...

A massive bolt of lightning that lit up the sky from Dallas to Kansas City, Mo., in October 2017 is officially the longest single flash ever recorded. A reanalysis of satellite data collected during ...

Fake, painted decoys suggest immature coloring acts as a social signal, reducing aggression from territorial nesting gulls.

The High-Luminosity LHC, planned to switch on in 2030, could help physicists unravel mysteries about the Higgs boson, dark ...

Samples collected at daring heights provide evidence for an untested theory of tree drought adaptation, while countering ...

Analysis of 3,000 incidents in Canada reveals which animal–human activity combos are especially risky. Of note: Elk and ...