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Good news! Despite man-made catastrophes and the unwelcome effects of climate change, populations of sea turtles appear to be making a comeback. Comprehensive analys published in the journal Science Advances reveals that...

Astronomers recently observed a type of object in space unlike anything we've come across before. 288P is a binary asteroid - or two asteroids orbiting one other - that has features similar to a comet, like a long tail and...

Imagine having to go months without an adequate supply of fresh, nutritious fruits and vegetables. Scientists based in Antarctica know this struggle, which is why engineers at the German Aerospace Center (GAC) are building...

Astronomers recently discovered an exoplanet they've been studying since 2008 is pitch black, reflecting almost no light. The new findings could change what the researchers previously hypothesized about WASP-12b's atmosphere....

Day 235: Trump is an embarrassment Why do we let him go anywhere, especially the U.N. Further Reading: Trump’s first speech to the United Nations was a disastrous, nationalistic flop Obama begins lucrative turn as Wall...

IT's not the only monster lurking in the sewers. Beneath the streets of London lies the now-notorious "fatberg," a congealed mass of grease, oil, wet wipes and sanitary products that weighs as much as 11 double-decker buses....

Like the super volcano in Yellowstone National Park, experts have been preparing for the eruption of the Campi Flegrei volcano near the Bay of Naples, in Italy for some time...

Most of the world's human population, and the health of ecosystems across the planet, could face an existential threat by the end of the century if rapid, forceful action is not taken to combat climate change...

The Tree of Life just got bigger. University of Queensland scientists found thousands of organisms that don't into any known phylum. They acquired 7,280 bacterial genomes and 623 archaeal genomes, raising the number of known...

Even those who despise arachnids can’t help but fall for the gorgeous peacock spider. And now there are even more of them to admire. Researchers from Australia have just announced the discovery of four new species and one...

The presence of water on Earth used to help set our planet apart from others, but not anymore. NASA researchers recently uncovered evidence of water on Vesta, the second biggest body in the asteroid belt between Jupiter and...

If Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Katia, and Jose weren’t destructive enough to reinforce your belief in climate change, perhaps Pope Francis’ recent announcement will convince you...

Guest Essay by Kip Hansen Prologue:  This is a follow-up to  a series of five essays that discussed ongoing scientific controversies, a specific type of which are often referred to in the science press and elsewhere as...

Harvey unloaded around 33 trillion gallons of water in the United States, the weight of which is capable of bending the Earth's crust. From satellite data, it looks like this is what happened in Houston. Scientist Chris Milliner...

Harvey unloaded around 33 trillion gallons of water in the United States, the weight of which is capable of bending the Earth's crust. From satellite data, it looks like this is what happened in Houston. Scientist Chris Milliner...