A new research reveals a new high resolution map of the magnetic field lines in gas and dust swirling around the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.
The largest deposit to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault was made yesterday to mark ten years since the opening of the facility. There are now more than a million crop varieties in storage.
The recent wave of mild, humid air and its attendant impacts is disturbing. But this is the fourth winter where we’ve seen a veritable heat wave rack the Arctic.
A new study adds more evidence to the idea that e-cigarettes aren’t an entirely risk-free endeavor. It suggests that the very act of vaping might be exposing people to unsafe levels of toxins like lead and arsenic.
As communities around the world promote refill stations and water fountains over bottled water, it's worth revisiting a fact about bottled water: most of it is literally the same water we get out of our faucets.
If the Moon has enough water, and if it's reasonably convenient to access, future explorers might be able to use it as a resource.
Inspired by the human eye, researchers have developed an adaptive metalens that is essentially a flat, electronically controlled artificial eye.
Lengthy observations by the Hubble Space Telescope indicate the universe is expanding faster than predicted by standard models and that Einstein’s cosmological constant, thought by many to define dark energy, may not be so constant after all.
Industrial fishing takes place across more than 55 percent of the world’s oceans, according to a new study.
The key to respect, acceptance and appreciation of our forms of expression, our ways of being human and of our rich diversity within cultures, is tolerance.
A study of the diets of 34,000 people confirms that a diet high in fruit and vegetables is better for the planet than one high in animal products.
The Seychelles announced two new Marine Protected Areas in a debt-for-nature swap designed by The Nature Conservancy and backed by Leonardo DiCaprio.
The plant, which was expected to begin operation in January, will incinerate 1,400 tons of waste every day.
Nissan will begin testing its Easy Ride self-driving taxi service in Yokohama, Japan in early March in hopes of launching the full service by the start of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
