Eating meat-heavy diets speeds up species extinction, while plant-based diets use less land and help save wildlife.

APM 08279-5255 is a massive black hole (quasar) that contains about 140 trillion times the amount in all of Earth’s oceans ...

Kobe University scientists found why pumpkins and zucchini absorb soil pollutants. Their discovery could help grow safer food ...

Mushrooms may power future computers. Scientists explore fungi as eco-friendly, low-energy alternatives to traditional memory ...

Researchers found that chimpanzees update their beliefs based on evidence, showing a human-like ability to reason and reflect ...

NASA's NICER telescope halts its mission after a key motor fails; engineers attempt to salvage eight years of space science.

Scientists warn that losing Africa’s large animals is draining ecosystem energy and reshaping the continent’s biodiversity.

When Earth’s ancient supercontinent Nuna broke apart, it reshaped oceans, cooled the climate, and set the stage for complex ...

Scientists found two Earth-sized planets and a third candidate orbiting a nearby double star system, TOI-2267.

Salamanders use stress signals to prep their whole body to regrow limbs - offering new clues for human healing.

Scientists discovered a new kind of trapdoor spider under California’s sand dunes, showing how isolation helps spiders evolve ...

Land use and farming, not warming, erased most of Mount Kilimanjaro’s native plants, according to a century-long biodiversity ...