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Rare earth elements are tiny yet essential parts of many of the technologies you use every day. New techniques are making their recovery from US sources increasingly viable.
Meet Valerie, a superdog that survived the Kangaroo island and its deadly snakes. It even gained weight in the wild.
A tiny new snail species echoes the angular spirit of modern art.
The saola’s newly sequenced genome offers hope for one of Earth’s rarest mammals.
From whales to soil microbes, our planet’s living systems are fraying in silence.
This wild plant grows across South America and contains CBD.
Land subsidence driven by groundwater overuse is putting millions at risk.
Japan shows the world that 3D printing can save aging infrastructure even with limited labor and money.
A leading AI lab says we must decode models before they decode us
Saving the ocean could be the only way
As the world ages, high blood sugar has emerged as a leading risk factor in developing dementia.
Baleen whales shift huge amounts of nutrients, including nitrogen, from high-latitude feeding waters to tropical breeding areas.
Rubber particles from climbing shoes may expose gymgoers to levels of pollution found on city streets
Researchers hijack cicadas' song organs to play music—including Pachelbel's Canon.
Human fashion can be as powerful as millions of years of evolution – and it’s harming our pets.
It's a quirk tied to our thick skin, sweat glands, and sparse body hair.
Ronin and other HeroRats have been training to smell landmines since they were six weeks old.
North Korean IT operatives are gaming the global job market. This simple question has them beat.
But we need more of these massive wildlife crossings.
A rescued sea lion is shaking up what scientists thought they knew about rhythm and the brain
Droughts due to climate change are making Mexico increasingly water indebted to the USA.
This insect doesn't play with its food. It just wears it.
At a beach in England, soda tabs, zippers, and plastic waste are turning into rock before our eyes.
When the Vietnam War finally ended on April 30, 1975, it left behind a landscape scarred with environmental damage. Vast stretches of coastal mangroves, once housing rich stocks of fish and birds, lay in ruins. Forests that had boasted hundreds of species were reduced to dried-out fragments, overgrown with invasive grasses. The term “ecocide” had […]
Small solar farms could deliver big ecological and energy benefits, researchers find.
Leaves absorb airborne microplastics, offering a new route into the food chain.
Researchers harness sunlight to convert CO2 into sustainable fuel.
The Sun never sets in space — and Japan has found a way to harness this unlimited energy.
Male blue-lined octopuses paralyze their mates to survive the perils of reproduction.
Researchers found an alarming rise in antibiotic-resistant infections among children.
Researchers unveil a man-made “Power Bar” that could replace pollen for stressed honey bee colonies.
Three scorching summers in antiquity triggered revolt, invasion, and a turning point in British history.
Even chemistry gets side-eye now. Trust in science is crumbling across America's ideology.
New footage suggests our primate cousins may have their own version of happy hour.
They used declassified US documents to develop the technology.
Decades before microplastics made headlines, a caddisfly larva was already incorporating synthetic debris into its home.
A hit TV series hints at a real, evolving threat from Earth’s ancient recyclers.
Ships transport around 80% of the world’s cargo. From your food, to your car to your phone, chances are it got to you by sea. The vast majority of the world’s container ships burn fossil fuels, which is why 3% of global emissions come from shipping – slightly more than the 2.5% of emissions from […]
Black rhinos are dangling from helicopters—because it's what’s best for them.
Some people claim same-sex attraction is "unnatural." Biology says otherwise
In a remarkable new study, crows demonstrated an intuitive grasp of geometry—identifying irregular shapes without training.
Science is under attack.
One expert said it's like turning off a dying patient's monitor.
The culprit is a very familiar one. It's us.
Even good boys and girls can disrupt wildlife in ways you never expected.
Male fruit flies use booze to boost pheromones and charm potential mates—just not too much.
and this isn't a conservation story
Mommy has been living at the Philadelphia Zoo for 90 years, and waited until old age to experience motherhood.
Satellite highways may break down due to greenhouse gases in the uppermost layers of the atmosphere.
Birds in cities are getting flashier — literally.
