How a NASA scientist looks in the depths of the great red spot to find water on Jupiter

One critical question has bedeviled astronomers for generations: Is there water deep in Jupiter's atmosphere, and…

‘Archived’ heat has reached deep into the Arctic interior, researchers say

Arctic sea ice isn't just threatened by the melting of ice around its edges, a new…

Improving soil quality can slow global warming

A new study finds that well-established, low-tech land management practices like planting cover crops, optimizing grazing…

Sicilian amber in Western Europe pre-dates arrival of Baltic amber by at least 2,000 years

Amber from Sicily arrived in Iberia as early as the 4th Millennium BC, some 2,000 years…

Electronic device implanted in the brain could stop seizures

Researchers have successfully demonstrated how an electronic device implanted directly into the brain can detect, stop…

Scientists take big step toward finding non-addictive painkiller

Scientists have been working to find a safe, non-addictive pain killer to help fight the current…

Protect key habitats, not just wilderness, to preserve species

Some scientists have suggested we need to protect half of Earth's surface to preserve most of…

What’s that smell? Scientists find a new way to understand odors

Scientists have discovered a new way to organize odor molecules based on how often they occur…

Mathematics can assist cities in addressing unstructured neighborhoods

New mathematical models can help guide changes to the layout of poor urban neighborhoods to improve…

New Zealand penguins make mammoth migrations, traveling thousands of kilometers to feed

Fiordland penguins, Eudyptes pachyrhynchus, known as Tawaki, migrate up to 2,500 km from their breeding site,…