One of the world’s largest solar projects is planned for California’s Central Valley, signaling a major shift in land use and the state’s clean energy future.
Abandoned after the 2011 nuclear disaster, Fukushima’s towns have seen nature flourish—but the return of humans raises new ecological and social questions.
Pangolins, increasingly sold as exotic pets, are being poached and trafficked at high prices, deepening the crisis facing one of the world’s most threatened mammals.
While global sea levels continue to rise, scientists say sea levels around Greenland may fall due to land uplift and weakening gravitational pull as ice melts.
Environmental crises in Iran—driven by water scarcity, drought, and pollution—are intensifying social, economic, and political pressures across the country.
Australia set a new power demand record on a day when renewables supplied more than half of electricity, marking a pivotal moment for the grid.
A newly identified fossil species from China reveals that some animals survived a major mass extinction half a billion years ago, reshaping views of early life.
As drought conditions persist, Tampa Bay officials have limited outdoor watering to one day a week to conserve water and ease strain on supplies.
Forty years after Challenger, Christa McAuliffe’s vision of teaching from space continues through education, remembrance, and NASA’s ongoing outreach.
A NASA research aircraft made a belly landing after a mechanical issue, highlighting aviation preparation and safety as all onboard exited safely.
Interstellar objects like 3I/ATLAS are driving the creation of coordinated global networks to detect and study fleeting visitors from beyond our solar system.
Scientists reanalyzing Kepler data have identified a possible Earth-sized planet in a cold orbit, highlighting how old observations can still reveal new worlds.
Black hole research has received a boost with nearly £1 million in funding awarded to a UK astronomer to study supermassive black holes using new X‑ray observatories, expanding opportunities to understand cosmic evolution.
Scientists, led by ANU researchers, have developed a sensitive technique to detect tiny malfunctions in tRNA molecules — key to protein synthesis — offering new insight into genetic errors linked to diseases
New research on stone tools from the Xigou site in China reveals sophisticated toolmaking, including hafted composite tools dating from 160,000–72,000 years ago, reshaping ideas about early technological innovation in East Asia
Greenland’s floating seaweed travels offshore, driven by currents and deep mixing, then sinks into the deep ocean where it stores carbon away from the atmosphere, highlighting a natural pathway in the global carbon cycle
A rare coastal marten, thought nearly extinct, was spotted on remote cameras in northern California, offering hope for conservation and survival of the elusive predator.
Summary (max 200 characters) Japan’s H3 rocket failed to place its 5-ton Michibiki-5 navigation satellite into orbit due to a second-stage anomaly, prompting analysis and future mission adjustments
A 16‑month investigation into foul‑smelling balls on Sydney beaches traced them to fatty waste from the city’s wastewater outfall, revealing delays in official transparency.
Astronomers using a new AI tool uncovered more than 800 previously unknown cosmic anomalies hidden in archival Hubble images, revealing how much of the universe remains quietly unexplored.
A rare cosmic alignment allowed the Hubble Space Telescope to observe interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS with unprecedented clarity, revealing jet structures and dust features.
Peter H. Duesberg, 89, a molecular biologist known for early cancer gene work and later controversial views rejecting the HIV-AIDS link, has died after a long illness.
NASA moved the critical Artemis II fueling test — a full wet dress rehearsal of the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft — up to January 31 as preparations progress ahead of the targeted February launch.
Claims that wind and solar create problematic landfill waste overlook the bigger picture: renewables displace far more ongoing fossil pollution than they create inert, manageable waste.