The effects of Sinlaku went much farther than the surface of the ocean. The satellite data showed that stratospheric ...

The top image shows interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as seen with MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, along with contours that illustrate where different gases were located ...

For years, scientists believed that the retreat of Arctic sea ice would supercharge ocean productivity. More sunlight pouring into the water was expected to fuel plankton growth, strengthening the ...

One of the major challenges in deciphering Ice Age bones is resolving a conflict in the records between what they say, that ...

The vibrations of atoms in a crystal generate one type of rotation, an intrinsic spin-like trait called angular momentum. For ...

Beamforming, introduced in WiFi 5, works by having devices share details about how signals travel through their environment.

Some 2,200 kilometers beneath our feet lies the outer core, a molten layer of rock that moves constantly. This rotation creates the planet’s natural magnetic field. For decades, scientists had ...

Continuous long-term measurement underground at a mine in northern Ontario provided evidence of sustained accumulation and discharge of natural hydrogen generated within Earth’s crust. Credit: ...

Sharks, rays, skates, and chimaeras are slow to reproduce, and scientists believe the process takes a lot of energy. But no one really knows how much, because it’s difficult to measure without harming ...

This photo shows different parts of the (sometimes not-so-blue) blue button: the chitinous float; the mantle; gonozooids, responsible for reproduction; and the dactylozooids, which catch food and ...

For decades, astrobiology has been guided by one haunting question: Are we alone in the universe? The field’s mission is to test the possibility of extraterrestrial life, but the search is anything ...

A new clinical trial, published in the journal Current Developments in Nutrition, found that eating 6–7 ounces of beef every ...