Scientists Studying Earth's Trees Issue a Bleak Warning to Humanity

In a study from 2022, researchers issued a "warning to humanity" about the consequences of tree losses, backed by 45 other scientists from 20 different countries.

Nanostructures in deep ocean vents shed light on life's origins

Japanese researchers have uncovered inorganic nanostructures around deep-ocean hydrothermal vents that closely resemble key molecules involved in life processes.

Our Galaxy Could Be Falling Into a Colossal 'Basin of Attraction'

Astronomers refer to the Shapley Concentration as a "basin of attraction". It's a region containing many clusters and groups of galaxies and comprises the greatest concentration of matter in the local Universe.

Nobel physics prize 2024 won by AI pioneers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton won for discoveries that paved the way for the AI boom.

Microbes found alive inside a rock after 2 billion years

Deep beneath the Earth’s surface, an extraordinary discovery has been made. Microbes — alive and thriving — have been found sealed within a fracture of 2-billion-year-old rock.

Three Large Stars Locked in a Space Smaller Than Mercury's Orbit

TIC 290061484 is a system of gravitationally bound stars consisting of a tightly-orbiting binary pair with a third star that circles both. Astonishingly, they're so close together the entire system would fit inside the orbit of Mercury.

Dwarf planet Ceres might have been a muddy ocean world

Ceres’ crust is probably made from 90% ice today. Using data from NASA’s Dawn mission, scientists found it was likely once a muddy ocean world.

The Early Universe Could Have Been Full of Very Dark Holes

Supermassive black holes are some of the most impressive objects in the universe - with masses around one billion times more than that of the Sun.

Scientists at CERN observe ultra-rare particle transformation

This discovery may shed light on new physics, taking us closer to breakthroughs in particle interactions beyond the Standard Model.

Gravity Magnified a Supernova, Adding a Twist to The Hubble Tension

The light of a supernova that has traveled for 10 billion years to reach us has given us a new measurement of the Hubble constant - the accelerating rate at which the Universe is expanding.

Unexpected Movement Deep Beneath The Moon's Surface

Researchers analyzed new data describing the Moon's rigidity under the gravitational influence of Earth and the Sun, finding its mass is unlikely to be solid all the way through.

A striped "zebra rock" on Mars and a new Mars face

The science team thinks that igneous and/or metamorphic processes likely formed the rock. 

About one-third of youth are nearsighted - rising figure, new study says

Approximately one-third of children and teens worldwide are nearsighted — a figure that's more than three times higher than it was in 1990, according to a UK study.

Path to prosperity for planet and people shrinking rapidly, scientists warn

Our planet will only remain able to provide even the most basic standard of living for everyone in the future if economic systems and technologies are dramatically transformed and critical resources are more fairly used, managed and shared.

Methane emissions are rising faster than ever

Methane concentrations in Earth's atmosphere increased at record speed over the past five years. At least two-thirds of annual methane emissions now come from human activities.