Plastic waste releases a chemical that can confuse ocean animals, change hunting behavior, and disrupt marine food chains.

A long-term study finds that even with yo-yo dieting, harmful belly fat and metabolic health can still improve over time.

Nighttime drops in ocean oxygen raise energy use in small reef fish. Repeated stress could affect reef health as oceans warm.

Comet 41P slowed its rotation to a halt and then began spinning in the opposite direction, surprising scientists.

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New evidence suggests a rare triplet superconductor may help quantum computers stay in sync by preserving electron spin ...

An asteroid the size of a building could collide with the Moon in 2032 and generate a flash visible from Earth.

A 200-million-year-old cycad species that coexisted with dinosaurs and still survives has been discovered in the Amazon.

A massive 37-million-year-old underwater canyon reveals the fossil trace of an ancient Atlantic tectonic boundary.

Greenland loses 200 billion tons of ice per year, lifting the land and lowering nearby sea levels even as global oceans ...

New research shows melting Arctic sea ice could be reshaping India’s monsoon, shifting heavier August and September rains ...

Study of 280 empirical papers suggests evolution is shaped by both individual advantage and competition between groups.