Residents have a saying in Spruce Pine, that a piece of their home is in tech across the globe. But could geopolitical ...

An analysis of Hawaii’s volcanic rocks revealed Earth’s core is leaking gold and other precious metals, a study found. The ...

China tightens its grip on global rare earth supply by curbing exports of key minerals, raising alarms among automakers and ...

NASA is monitoring three asteroids soaring past the Earth at about 8,000 to 15,000 miles per hour, the biggest of which measures around 1,300 feet in diameter.

Most foraminiferan species reside on the seafloor, but paleontologists are particularly interested in planktonic species, ...

Then two years ago, the group predicted the world would pass that threshold between 2030 and 2035. Now, new data from the ...

What if humans aren't the first technologically advanced civilization to grace our planet? It sounds like science fiction, ...

Another year, another record,” quipped Ralph Keeling, head of the Scripps CO2 Program, as atmospheric carbon dioxide hit 430 ...

Cannabis use is rising fast among older adults in America, especially those with higher income and chronic illness.

Around 66 million years ago, a six-mile-wide asteroid hit Earth, triggering the extinction of three-quarters of all living ...

An instrument called an interrogator allows researchers to effectively hijack fiber optic cables for use as thousands of ...