Mountains preserve evidence of ancient oceans, moving continents and tectonic processes that have shaped Earth over millions ...

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—a vast family of chemicals used largely for their nonstick, water-repellent and ...

Every black hole hides a question at its center. Einstein's theory predicts that whatever falls in is crushed into a ...

A novel nanovesicle-based platform developed at Institute of Science Tokyo can measure hydrostatic pressure by converting ...

Drought is written into trees, appearing as narrow bands in their annual growth rings. But aspen may go farther, creating ...

NASA has taken the next step in the process of developing a new all-glass telescope for the LISA (Laser Interferometer Space ...

Seventy-three years ago, Tenzing Norgay stood on top of Everest, known as Chomolungma in Tibetan, which roughly translates as "Goddess Mother of the World." ...

Many naturally occurring molecules such as menthol or limonene exist in two mirror-image forms, known as enantiomers, that ...

Parts of Earth's climate system can change abruptly once warming pushes them beyond critical thresholds. The Greenland and ...

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown microorganism that has the smallest genome ever found and may be able to ...

Majestic African antelopes known as gemsbok have been roaming the U.S. Southwest since their introduction in the 1960s and ...

A new study of 4,200 adolescents revealed that cyberbullying rarely occurs in isolation; it almost always functions as an ...