New research reveals that current global water models dramatically overestimate the amount of freshwater available for lithium mining in South America’s…

Imagine never charging your phone again or having a pacemaker that lasts a lifetime. Scientists are developing tiny nuclear batteries powered…

NASA’s Curiosity rover has unearthed the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars—possible fragments of fatty acids—hinting at the tantalizing possibility…

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe just screamed past the Sun for the 23rd time, once again matching its own records for closest…

Terrestrial carbon sinks grew by 30% from 1992 to 2019, with most carbon stored in nonliving pools, not forests, prompting a…

Massive and energy-hungry, elephants face real challenges in navigating their landscapes. New research using over two decades of GPS data reveals…

New research from the University of Chicago challenges long-held beliefs about how synaptic plasticity contributes to memory and learning. As animals…

A new study shows that among various cognitive abilities, verbal fluency is uniquely linked to longer life in older adults. Everyone…