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A global network of detectors are reporting some of the most substantial measurements yet of neutrinos created deep underground by the radioactive elements that power our planet’s tectonic activity.

A competition between the gravity of the inner core and other forces in the mantle is altering the Earth’s rotation.

Under 1 million years old, “Elias 2-24b” is now the youngest exoplanet ever observed, and it may force researchers to reevaluate theories about how planets are formed.

President Donald Trump still thinks Republicans have a shot. His aides are less convinced.

No, it’s not aliens, but a phenomenon caused by magnetic activity that astronomers have never before been able to pin on a specific planet.

Scientists have found a new form of pollution, one where plastic and pieces of coral become irreversibly intertwined.

Apple lovers have long enjoyed seamless connectivity between their iPhones and Macs. Now, Google’s bringing that experience to Android.

Several new studies have uncovered this long overlooked aspect of coral physiology that could be the key to the animals’ fate in a changing climate.

While the strengthening El Niño helped boost temperatures, climate change is the main culprit for making August so hot.

Heat records are being shattered thanks to a boost from the natural climate pattern—and burning fossil fuels, of course.

Inspired by head-banging woodpeckers, Vancouver-based Pikio Labs has discovered a new approach to skull protection.

“There’s no reason we can’t think that, at some point in the future, we can have volcano forecasts that are like weather forecasts.”