Today's sea level rise is significant enough to slow the rotation of the planet by just over a millisecond per century.

An intact bronze cannonball unearthed near the Alamo was likely used in the 1836 battle between Mexico and the Republic of Texas.

Divers investigating a shipwrecked brig once owned by Lord Elgin have discovered an overlooked piece of marble from the ...

JAXA samples reveal that asteroid Ryugu has a complete set of nucleobases, the building blocks of DNA, suggesting these ...

How telescope magnifications work and why eyepieces are the best upgrade for achieving your stargazing goals. When you ...

Researchers made small, pure samples of the elusive mineral lonsdaleite – also known as hexagonal diamond — and tested its ...

China's massive Sky Dragon and Matrix aircraft are suitable for up to 10 passengers, or more than one ton of cargo.

Two pandemic researchers explore the recent resurgence of measles in the U.S. and what it could mean for the future of ...

They found that even during hot, dry periods ‪—‬ when soil moisture was at record lows ‪—‬ evapotranspiration remained high. This suggests that plants were tapping into groundwater reserves when soil ...

The comet formed in a cold and distant part of the early Milky Way up to 12 billion years ago, putting it just under 2 billion years the age of the universe.

Sørvágsvatn, also called Leitisvatn, is the largest lake in the Faroe Islands. Viewed from a certain angle, one side appears ...

A new study shows that stars with low magnetic activity are likely to support exoplanetary systems, making the hunt for these celestial objects less random.