Scientists flew the XL-Calibur telescope on a high-altitude balloon to measure polarized X-rays from Cygnus X-1. These ...

Polar explorers Dr Scott Pallett and Bill Kwok will sail two research voyages to Antarctica on Scenic Eclipse II in January ...

A calcite deposit in Nevada captures 580,000 years of climate swings and helps explain shifting heat, rainfall and water resources.

Long before rockets and satellites reached space, the Crab Nebula stood out as a steady beacon of high-energy light. At its ...

New clues from the day the dinosaurs died. A mysterious ancient human tooth. Primordial galaxies. See how the past year ...

Long-necked titanosaur skeletons have become some of the most recognisable dinosaurs on Earth, and their presence in ...

A massive continent vanished beneath the ocean—and no one noticed for nearly 400 years. Now, after decades of missed clues, ...

A powerful fine-grid climate model finds hidden drivers of extreme rain, projecting a major jump in flooding as the planet ...

Atlantic City saw a record 23 flood days in 2024, and the state's coastline could see up to 3.8 feet of sea-level rise by ...