New models show Greenland meltwater is weakening the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation but not causing an imminent collapse. This clarifies that whil…

In time for the Fourth of July, one of the more DUI-prone days of the year, a recent study ranked states based on how much a violation will increase a driver's…

Red, white, and blue stars glitter like a sparkler being waved on a dark night in this new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.

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NASA is marking the United States' 250th birthday with four striking red, white, and blue images of deep space from the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The collecti…

Ambystoma quetzalcoatli is the first fossil salamander to be formally identified in Mexico, revealing that axolotls have inhabited the country for millions of …

From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with Bill Moomaw, a distinguis…

Costa Rican scientists may have discovered a new species of ghost shark in Pacific waters near Cabo Blanco and Cano Island.

Conservation genomics must center Indigenous data sovereignty to correct colonial extraction patterns. This shift ensures ethical biodiversity preservation by …

Scientists developed a new method using generative AI and physics to design potential antibiotics, targeting bacterial enzymes that drive resistance. This appr…

Museums are supposed to be havens for the collective cultural and scientific heritage of the planet, but specimens sometimes go missing.