Scientists in India have uncovered the fossilized remains of a snake so enormous it dwarfs its modern relatives. Measuring a ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is not a panacea for effortlessly solving the planet’s environmental problems. AI still sparks ...

Scientists have discovered an area in the Red Sea with natural death traps in the region believed to be the location where Moses parted the waters.

A research team led by Rumi Chunara—an NYU associate professor with appointments in both the Tandon School of Engineering and ...

A vast, shoreless sea drifts in the Atlantic, shaped only by powerful currents. Once a legendary mystery, it now faces an ...

Four telescope units of the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT) revealed powerful winds carrying ...

The easy answer is a deep southward dip in the polar jet stream that typically rings the globe at higher latitudes but is ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has shown that the Milky Way’s black hole is constantly blazing with light, releasing long ...

Webb, which was launched in 2021 and began collecting data in 2022, is enabling astronomers to observe the region around the black hole - called Sagittarius A*, or Sgr A* - for extended periods for ...

A new study explores how complex chemical mixtures change under shifting environmental conditions, shedding light on the ...

A new study in Chile shows how small differences in rock type can drive large differences in erosion, vegetation, and river networks, illuminating the role of mineralogy in shaping landscapes.

La Niña has made a long-awaited return, cooling the Pacific and stirring up global weather patterns. This natural climate ...