The Caspian Sea is one of the most fascinating and misunderstood bodies of water on Earth. Often called the world’s largest enclosed inland body of water, it’s both a sea and a lake, earning it the ...

Earth has experienced both hot and cold periods over time, though warm times have been more common. That’s true of the last 485 million years, as seen in this timeline reported in 2024. Our genus, ...

Scientists have found cell-like compartments called vesicles on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, which could form the precursors of living cells (protocells).

A new membrane technology promises efficient, low-impact lithium extraction from seawater, potentially transforming global ...

They grow in the dark, don’t need sunlight to survive, and pop up after rain as if by magic. Some are edible, some are deadly ...

As inequalities deepen and ecosystems unravel, the call to build a sustainable, resilient future grows more urgent. India, ...

Scientists at MIT have turbocharged one of nature’s most sluggish but essential enzymes—rubisco—by applying a cutting-edge evolution technique in living cells. Normally prone to wasteful reactions ...

Chinese researchers have recently challenged the long-held belief that "all life depends on sunlight." In a study published in Science Advances, the ...

Central Asia’s worsening water crisis risks regional instability, but also creates a rare opening for the US to engage diplomatically, support infrastructure, and counter rival powers through ...

Gathering minerals such as nickel, cobalt, manganese and lithium from the seabed could affect everything from sponges to ...

This discovery changes how we think about where life can exist. It shows that geological activity alone, without sunlight or organic matter, can provide enough energy for ecosystems to survive ...

Finishing Move Inc. dives into how it harnessed the earthly realm when scoring the cosmic one and beyond for the Doom The ...