Key phosphorus-based molecule for life on Earth may have come from space

The answer to “How did the first organisms on Earth incorporate the critical element phosphorus?” has…

Patterns typically observed in water can also be found in light

Sometimes in shallow water, a type of wave can form that is much more stable than…

Dense gas detected in intercore bridges in the S235 star-forming region

Using the Nobeyama Radio Observatory (NRO), astronomers have investigated a massive star-forming region known as S235.…

Scientists warn of too many pink salmon in North Pacific

Biological oceanographer Sonia Batten experienced her lightbulb moment on the perils of too many salmon three…

Amid protest, Hawaii astronomers lose observation time

Asteroids, including those that might slam into Earth. Clouds of gas and dust on the verge…

Typhoon Lekima death toll in eastern China rises to 32

The death toll from Typhoon Lekima rose to 32 in eastern China, local authorities said Sunday,…

India flood toll jumps to 144 as roads, highways cut off

Indian authorities on Sunday mounted major rescue and relief efforts as the death toll from monsoon…

'Toxic' Italian steel plant clean-up is a towering task

Rock climbers scale a giant canopy in Taranto to build the world’s biggest iron-ore park cover…

Evidence of the Babylonian conquest of Jerusalem found in Mount Zion excavation

Researchers digging at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s ongoing archaeological excavation on Mount Zion…

Climate change conversations can be difficult for both skeptics, environmentalists

Having productive conversations about climate change isn’t only challenging when dealing with skeptics, it can also…