Certain places on Earth seem far too extreme to support life, but that assumption is far from true. Rather, life apparently ...

Scientists have found a nearby planet that appears to be teeming with life, and now we may know what it looks like. The ...

The firework jellyfish is rarely seen by humans, but its bioluminescence could put any July 4th show to shame.

The land bridge created by mantle-driven uplift gave early primates and other animals opportunities to branch out.

Explore themed playgrounds that go beyond everyday parks, where kids can climb a sand-castle tower, a pirate ship, fire truck ...

A new executive order pits the United States against the rest of the world over the question of who can exploit mineral ...

Between 2000 and 2024, there were 192 rip current drownings (~8 per year) reported in North and South Carolina, according the ...

A toxic algae bloom in coastal waters from San Luis Obispo to San Diego has killed dozen of marine animals, including whales and dolphins, and the area has been labeled an extreme danger zone Thursday ...

Mr. Trump issued an executive order opening up the Pacific Islands Heritage Marine National Monument, which lies some 750 ...

The strongest evidence yet that life may exist on a planet outside our solar system has been found by a team of astronomers ...

As part of The World's ongoing series The Big Fix, Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Susanna Lidström, a researcher at the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, about the tension ...

Dimethyl sulfide is cool—and a potential biosignature—but scientists are urging caution before we declare a plankton party ...