The Europa Clipper orbiter mission will travel over 2.9 billion km to reach Jupiter’s moon by April 2030. It will probe ...

The water cycle refers to the complex system by which water moves around the Earth. Water evaporates from the ground — including from lakes, rivers and plants — and rises into the atmosphere ...

The Hranice Abyss — or "Hranická propast," in Czech — is the deepest known freshwater cave in the world. Geologists think it ...

From the discovery of gravity to the first mission to defend Earth from an asteroid, here are the most important physics ...

A rock - called 'ringwoodite' - is present 400 miles beneath Earth's crust which has a huge amount of water inside it The mysterious structure of Earth and its mantle has kept scientists hooked, and ...

Oct. 17, 2024 — Fish can accumulate high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), even far from sources of contamination, according to a new study. The research highlights the need ...

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen ...

How does the inside of the Earth stay boiling hot for billions of years? Henry, age 11, Somerville, Massachusetts Our Earth is structured sort of like an onion – it’s one layer after another.

While most of us take the ground beneath our feet for granted, written within its complex layers, like the pages of a book, is Earth's history. Our history. Research shows there are little-known ...

Billions of years of evolution have made modern cells incredibly complex. Inside cells are small compartments called ...

By 2035, NASA plans to explore Mars, building on experiences from lunar missions under the Artemis program. The Mars mission ...

Oct. 17, 2024 — A major new study reveals that carbon dioxide emissions from forest fires have surged by 60 percent globally since 2001, and almost tripled in some of the most climate-sensitive ...