It's a warm January summer afternoon, and as I traverse the flower-strewn western slopes of Australia's highest mountain, ...

The organization of life on Earth follows a simple, hidden rule known as “core-to-transition organization.” Hypothesized by ...

At the heart of the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory is a digital camera that will create an unparalleled map of the cosmos.

When the Earth froze over, where did life shelter? MIT scientists say one refuge may have been pools of melted ice that ...

European Union leaders will use a summit with China next month to seek better access to Chinese rare earths and critical ...

If our solar system seems stable, it's because our short lifespans make it seem that way. Earth revolves, night follows day, ...

NASA launched two 12-inch gold-plated copper disks filled with the sounds of children's laughter, heartbeats, and bird calls.

Record-high greenhouse gas emissions are set to exhaust the planet’s “carbon budget” within three years, passing another ...

China's Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 satellites had been moving toward each other in geosynchronous orbit, around 22,236 miles ...

China's commerce ministry said on Thursday that "a certain number" of rare earth export licence applications had been ...

Regardless of Musk's ambitions, leaving Planet Simple demands more than a rocket: We need a paradigm shift in how we ...

The strength of Earth’s magnetic field and the amount of oxygen in its atmosphere seem to be correlated—and scientists want ...