Scrambling through dense salal in the dark, weaving between the majestic western red cedars of northern Haida Gwaii, I could ...

Ammonia is one of the most important chemicals produced in the world, ranking second only to sulfuric acid in the total ...

Biomolecular nanomachines, such as enzymes and molecular motors, are the workhorses behind the synthesis and organization of ...

The surface of Mars is home to some of the most breathtaking and awe-inspiring landscapes in the solar system. This is ...

As autumn gives way to winter across the Arctic, the ground doesn't immediately freeze solid. Instead, soils often linger ...

Europe saw at least 30,000 excess deaths across a blistering summer of back-to-back heat waves and drought that scientists ...

Precise activation of tens of thousands of genes is critical for healthy development and growth. Specialized segments of our DNA are responsible for carefully orchestrating genetic sequences that ...

With Gulf turmoil slashing Suez Canal traffic, shipping firms are tempted to try the Arctic for quicker trips between Europe ...

Sometimes science throws up the unexpected. When a team of researchers set out to model river erosion in Canada's High Arctic, they did not expect the findings to defy common sense.

More than 6,500 years ago, someone carefully drilled a hole in a human tooth, strung it on a cord and likely used it as a ...

Now it's the moon's turn to pull a disappearing act. After being shut out of this month's total solar eclipse, the Americas will have the best seats in the celestial house when Earth's shadow briefly ...

A human, an octopus, and a coral could hardly look more different—yet deep inside their cells, their chromosomes still carry ...