Earlier bottled water studies were essentially "guessing" because existing tools could not reliably detect particles at the ...

Can we use nothing more than sunlight and inexpensive materials to produce clean hydrogen fuel while also removing toxic ...

Life’s story may stretch further back than scientists once thought. Some genes found in nearly every organism today were already duplicated before all life shared a common ancestor. By tracking these ...

Experts warn that two animal-borne pathogens capable of human transmission could spread further without better surveillance ...

When a space rock big enough to end civilization shows up on the radar, the margin for philosophical debate shrinks fast. In the past few years, a once-taboo idea has moved from Hollywood fantasy into ...

Scientists have uncovered incredible truths about the universe, yet some mysteries still refuse to show us an explanation.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the clock to 85 seconds before midnight, the theoretical point of annihilation.

The Ediacara Biota are some of the strangest fossils ever found—soft-bodied organisms preserved in remarkable detail where ...

In a new study, scientists analyzed how a biological battle played out between a strain of E. coli and a T7 bacteriophage, ...

A 13-atom molecule containing sulfur has been discovered in interstellar space for the first time, providing insight into the origins of the chemistry of life.

Yellowstone National Park is a place of wonder and beauty that never ceases to amaze the millions who visit each year.