Such a discovery changes the way scientists think about the food chain in ocean ecosystems. Giant viruses can infect tiny ...

Every breath we take in contains 21% oxygen, the gas that makes life on Earth possible. Oxygen, in its combined oxide state, ...

Radar and gravity records from NASA’s Magellan orbiter show that Venus' surface is still shifting and is not geologically ...

A tiny new mineral named ehrigite, containing bismuth and tellurium, could revolutionize mining exploration and renewable ...

The depths of the Earth still hold many surprises. A team of scientists has discovered that objects move horizontally in the Earth's mantle, nearly 1,864 miles (3,000 km) beneath our feet.

A surprising find beneath the rolling terrain of northeastern France may help shift the global energy balance. Deep ...

“We find that both exhibit strong linearly increasing trends, coupled with a large surge in magnitude between 330 and 220 ...

It is no secret that the presence of humans has left visible scars on this planet. Be it edging out endangered species with ...

Astronomers have located a rare exoplanet on the edge of the Milky Way.

China dominates the global rare earths industry—and it’s not even close. A fight is already underway to lay claim to this ...

Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have peered deep into one of the Milky Way's most radiation-intense ...

Scientists have identified hundreds of new giant viruses, or 'giruses,' in oceans worldwide, using advanced computer software ...