A recent study claims to have found new geochemical evidence of an Earth-altering comet impact at the end of the last ice age, but skeptics still aren't convinced.

Internal documents show Elon Musk’s multi-billion dollar rocket company can indefinitely shield nearly $3 billion in profits from the IRS.

A deadly combination of high temperatures and oppressive humidity has prompted the National Weather Service to issue advisories in 15 states.

The loss of critical temperature cues could throw monarchs’ biological compasses out of whack during migration.

Scientists have known climate change is increasing the severity of hurricanes for years now, but new research suggests it’s also leading to tropical cyclone clusters.

Environmental groups allege that officials broke federal law by rushing construction without attaining public input or an environmental impact statement.

After a slow start to the season, a marine heatwave is priming the Atlantic Basin for hurricane formation.

The ancient behemoth was present just 500 million years after the Big Bang.

The Dragon Bravo wildfire has been burning for over a month, and U.S. firefighting agencies are too understaffed to stop it.

The Tintina fault hasn’t produced a large earthquake in 12,000 years, but that could soon change, researchers warn.

An 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocked the Russian coast on Tuesday, July 30, triggering a tsunami that sent waves as far as the U.S. west coast.

The constant deluge of bad news about rising global temperatures and their impacts can make it feel like the world is ending. Is it?

If intelligent life exists beyond Earth, these beings may already know where we live.

The choice makes perfect sense from a Trumpian perspective, and that doesn't bode well for the space agency.

A newly discovered cell helps pythons digest entire skeletons—and might be present in other bone-eating predators, too.

Stone Age Europeans sported animal teeth as accessories, but how did they extract the materials to make them?

The freshly minted telescope discovered 2,000 previously unknown asteroids in just 10 hours. Weirdly, NASA doesn’t seem to care.

The Vera C. Rubin observatory will host a “first look” event at 11 a.m. ET on Monday, June 23. You can watch it live right here.

A new report highlights the dangers of menstrual tracking apps, which collect data that could jeopardize the safety and wellbeing of people who menstruate.

The unusual astronomical skirmish offers new insight into the dynamics of such collisions.