Earth

Giant asteroids, supernovae, gamma rays could boil all the water off our planet. But it isn’t likely

Scientists recreate the reaction that may have led to the birth of metabolism

Shaft gives a 3-kilometer head start to drillers seeking the aftermath of a "fresh" rupture

New estimate finds hidden pockets of forest all over the globe

ROMY, the world's most sophisticated ring laser, could pave the way for portable rotational seismometers

Mining operation may pulverize 600-million-year-old fossils of tiny animals and embryos

Archive will help researchers and policymakers monitor tree diversity

How Shian-Jiann Lin's atmospheric grids could unify weather forecasts and climate models

Climate change not the only threat to the birds

Logjams destroy almost as much rainforest as agriculture, new study suggests

Geologists identify gigantic plunge pools, evidence of the dramatic erosion of Dover Strait

Fault jumping in magnitude-7.8, 2016 earthquake points to threat of compound earthquakes

Researchers study physics of raindrop craters

If true, lakes produce more heat-trapping methane than previously estimated

Changing Arctic weather patterns suppressed winds that would have ventilated winter smog in China

Photo-sharing site could become powerful ally in flood forecasting