The universe may be vast, but researchers have multiple points of evidence that reveal its shape.

Learn how a new study uses 3D printing to better understand some of insect evolution’s greatest illusions.

Earth’s tilt is what causes the seasons; in the summer, when our planet’s pole is tipped toward the sun, the days are longer, and the true sun’s daily path across the sky is higher. The opposite is ...

Mathematical evidence indicates that our universe is flat, but it could be infinitely big, as well. You can figure out if an object is flat with a simple pencil-and-paper geometry exercise. To ...

Our planet has been asteroid-smashed, melted and eroded, enough that most of its original armor has been long buried. Except ...

Research reveals that popular melamine sponges release millions of invisible microplastics that contaminate the world's ...

Zoe Saldaña and Brad Garrett are among the voice cast for the animated feature about a young boy who, feeling out of place on ...

Robert Macfarlane’s meditation on the life and times of great waterways poses many perplexing questions but answers few.

There are huge, invisible structures in the ionosphere that are high above the surface of the Earth. These structures are ...

That model must be dismantled. These resources are not geological accidents. They are instruments of global power. These minerals are not simply resources. They shape who holds power in the world: Who ...

Through the Horizon 2020-funded IMPROVE project, European scientists are deploying cutting-edge tools to reveal the Earth's ...