Water striders are the only insect that live entirely on the ocean’s surface. By some estimates, insects make up 80 percent of named animal species. They’re found all over the world and in all manner ...

Its twin, the Van Allen Probe B, is still orbiting Earth, but no longer functioning. Launched in 2012, the two spacecraft flew through the Van Allen radiation belts that surround Earth, studying them ...

Scientists find entirely new kind of planet - Study suggests that the galaxy’s planets could be far more different than we realised – and some might be able to support life ...

The planet, named L 98-59 d, is covered with magma and ​enveloped by a noxious and fiercely hot, sulfur-rich atmosphere.

You may be hearing a lot lately about critical minerals and rare earth elements. These natural materials are essential to industry and modern technology – everything from cellphones to fighter jets.

"The sight of that many vessels operating in concert is staggering." The post Thousands of Chinese Ships Form Strange Shape ...

Retired astronaut Nicole Stott says being in space "does make you look at Earth differently".

Every year, countless animals set out on extraordinary journeys, traveling thousands of miles in search of food, safer ...

Ejaj Ahmad and Asif Zahir crossed the finish line of the Antarctica Marathon on King George Island on 9 March, completing the race as they ran it as a team.

A diver visits the 'Eagle' shipwreck in the Florida Keys. A 71-year-old man was found on the ocean floor and later pronounced ...

New scientific analysis from the Antarctic Peninsula warns that decisions made in this decade will shape the southern continent's future "for centuries to come" and have worldwide ...

As temperatures in recent years broke historical records, Zeke Hausfather, a climate scientist with the research nonprofit Berkeley Earth, tried to find words to describe the heat, settling on ...