'It's a really poor quality of life': Once a 'miracle in the desert,' California's Salton Sea now spreads toxic dust on vulnerable communities
Medical anthropologist Ann Cheney speaks to Live Science writer Sascha Pare about the heavy toll toxic dust from Califor...
He’s the Last Great Land Artist You’ve Never Heard of
Charles Ross spent 50 years building “Star Axis,” a naked-eye observatory in New Mexico. Now his masterwork is ready. H...
Science word of the day: Abiogenesis
Pronunciation: Ay-bye-oh-JEN'-ih-sis
UK's largest wind farm to be rebuilt with fewer, larger turbines
Image source, PA MediaImage caption, Whitelee has been expanded over the years to the current 215 operational turbinesBy...
How farmers could fix Wales' polluted rivers and save money
Image caption, A study found Pembrokeshire's farmers could save £1m a year on fertiliser, while helping improve wat...
Great Apes kiss and cuddle to keep the peace, says study
Image source, Jake Brooker / Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage TrustImage caption, Embrace between Little Jake and Little Jo...
Tokyo urges men to wear shorts to work, but women say it's 'leg hair harassment'
Image source, Getty ImagesByKurumi MoriTokyo correspondentPublished34 minutes agoAs temperatures rise this summer, Japan...
James Webb Space Telescope discovers the secrets of cosmic 'factories' that filled the early universe with stardust
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered the secrets of early galaxies that pumped the infant c...
What the Cyclospora Outbreak Reveals
Warming is expected to fuel the spread of food-borne pathogens. We might not be prepared.
Alien life likely can't survive on exoplanets smaller than Mars, scientists say
For a world to maintain an atmosphere long enough for life to gain a foothold, it seems it needs to be at least as big a...
Space Force orders 36 more Golden Dome missile-tracking satellites, for $1.75 billion
The Space Development Agency announced partnerships with two companies worth up to $1.75 billion total, to develop 36 sa...
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends Starlink satellites to orbit a day after rare launch abort
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Tues...