Stretch of the Central California coast is about to be designated a marine sanctuary. What does that mean?

A stretch of land that is expected to be designated as a national marine sanctuary by…

Can this team create a 'perfect' reef? Why the US military is banking on it

The nation’s military has been working on a new weapon: Creating a “perfect,” self-healing coral reef…

Atmospheric Waves Experiment launching to space station to study atmospheric waves via airglow

NASA’s Atmospheric Waves Experiment, or AWE, mission is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station…

Crusty creatures with 'rather complex' genitalia found in caves: A new species of millipede

Deep within a cave in Brazil, a crusty creature crawled along the moist, rocky ground. Something…

New study suggests cyclones in the Arctic are forming more often and getting stronger

A team of Earth scientists from North Carolina State University, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, North…

NY natural history museum changing how it looks after thousands of human remains in collection

There are stories in the human bones at the American Museum of Natural History. They tell…

China launches new mission to space station

China sent a fresh crew to its Tiangong space station on Thursday, in the latest mission…

Arctic archipelago turns the page on its mining past

At the old Svea mine in the Arctic, broken railway tracks overgrown with weeds lead nowhere.…

Fire, other ravages jeopardize California's prized forests

On a steep mountainside where walls of flames torched the forest on their way toward Lake…

Turbocharged Otis caught forecasters and Mexico off-guard. Scientists aren't sure why

Hurricane Otis turned from mild to monster in record time, and scientists are struggling to figure…