University of Idaho researchers have developed a mathematical model that simplifies the way scientists understand changes in glacier movement. This new approach demonstrates that diverse patterns of ...

For decades, seismologists have worked to understand and predict earthquakes, but forecasting remains elusive. Now, ...

Melting ice sheets are slowing the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), the world's strongest ocean current, researchers have found. This melting has implications for global climate indicators, ...

Historically, the ocean has been difficult to model. Scientists struggled in years past to simulate ocean currents or ...

Its last launch on Jan. 16 failed right after liftoff when the upper stage of SpaceX's uncrewed Starship rocket exploded ...

Deep in the Midwest region of Western Australia, hidden beneath layers of eroded rock, lies what scientists have now confirmed as the oldest known asteroid impact site on Earth. The Yarrabubba crater, ...

Astronomers have discovered nearly 6,000 planets beyond our own solar system. Here's how — and how we'll find even more.

Scientists and policymakers have voiced concern over the layoffs at the US climate agency, National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

A stunning photo of a "parade of planets", shows Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Venus, Neptune, and Mercury in alignment from ...

NASA’s SPHEREx mission will survey the entire sky in 102 different “colors” of light, offering scientists an unprecedented ...