America's status as a global science leader is in doubt as the administration freezes funding and targets research that ...

Using mathematical modeling, researchers have discovered that rate-induced tipping, which can happen if an environment changes too fast, can happen even in Daisyworld, a simple daisy-filled ecological ...

Fluctuations in ancient Earth’s environment might have propelled the chemical complexity that laid the foundation for life.

Himalayan salt and sea salt contain various trace minerals due to respective nutrients in the soil and sea. Their nutrient ...

Planet demographics reveal a puzzling lack of worlds in a certain size range throughout the galaxy F or centuries our solar system was the only planetary system known to humans. We had no proof other ...

Almost 200 nations have signed an ambitious agreement to halt and reverse biodiversity loss but none is on track to meet the crucial goal, our new research reveals.

Animals are not just inhabitants of the natural world—they are its architects. A new study led by Professor Gemma Harvey from ...

Award-winning seismologist and prolific researcher departs Texas after 22 years, during which he carried out pioneering work ...

At the very beginning of its history, Earth was dry. How did it become a blue planet? A new theory could provide an answer.

Dr. David Tilman receives U.S.’s highest scientific honor for his discoveries about the importance of Earth’s biodiversity.

Ethiopia is often regarded as the oldest country in Africa, with a history that stretches back at least 160,000 years, if not ...