Despite decades of searching for this signal, astronomers have yet to find it. The problem is that our Earth is too noisy, ...

In their new book, Lydia Kang and Nate Pedersen survey flat Earth theory, fake moon landings and other scientific myths and why people believe them.

Leaked budget documents indicate that key NASA and NOAA research projects, such as crucial climate research and the Nancy ...

As a body of science-based ... ecoregions, a concept that integrates virtually everything we know about Life on Earth and then visually represents that knowledge in a global map.

What if your connection to nature isn’t just personal but ancestral, or even biological? Emerging science helps explain our ...

Some question whether the pups are really dire wolves, or just genetically tweaked gray wolves. But the technology could be used to help at-risk animals.

Io is an incredibly active and extreme place, with glistening lava lakes and volcanic eruptions shooting sulfur and magma to ...

The brain learns due to neurons using multiple mechanisms to store knowledge according to a new study by researchers.

A new U.N. report maps a path toward a more sustainable future and challenges society to question basic assumptions and ...

US Geological Survey geologists estimated large potential for—and large uncertainty about—the amount of hydrogen ...

Canada Gairdner Awards recognize the world’s most accomplished researchers whose work is improving our understanding of human ...

SETI Institute In the News This month at the SETI Institute brought exciting news about research and innovations that expand ...