Saudi Arabia announces new gold and copper discoveries in the Arabian Shield, findings that could reshape its mining map.

An ancient Skiri Pawnee star map on elk skin reopens the debate about its true function and challenges Western ...

Researchers have created the first color key of sky-dwelling microbes to help detect signs of alien life in the clouds of ...

A hidden sleep switch in the brain triggers a sharp tipping point about four minutes before standard sleep onset.

NASA selects 10 new astronauts from among 8,000 applicants and begins training that will take them into orbit, to the Moon, ...

Global conservation efforts are vanishing fast as funding ends and protections weaken, threatening species and climate goals.

Heavy water detected in the disk of V883 Orionis; chemical signature reveals that some of the water formed before the star ...

Explorers find evidence of a rare green diamond in Finland, with minerals pointing to its origin hidden beneath the ice.

A larger-than-expected lithium deposit at Barroso has the potential to supply up to one million electric batteries per year.

Climate change is set to dramatically expand global wildfire danger this century, pushing risk into new regions.

The Pleiades are actually just the dense core of a sprawling stellar complex that stretches almost 2,000 light-years across.

As droughts become more frequent and severe under climate change, conflicts with wildlife are measurably increasing.