Researchers improved rain-powered generators by using needle-shaped electrodes that quickly shed water and boost electrical ...

Scientists found that organic molecules in Jezero Crater on Mars are similar to both biological and non-biological organic matter on Earth.

Researchers compared computer models with observations of stars in the Milky Way, and found that massive stars are the dominant source of carbon in the Galaxy.

Scientists identified a gene in the bacterium Shewanella oneidensis that helps it tolerate heavy metal waste from EV ...

Researchers used seismic data to test whether atmospheric rivers in 2023 replenished groundwater in the LA area after two decades of drought.

More than 90,000 tons of radioactive waste are stored on-site at nuclear power plants awaiting permanent disposal. Nuclear waste releases unstable forms of uranium and other elements, called ...

Astronomers and astrobiologists use a wide range of tools in their search for extraterrestrial life. Probes, satellites, and rovers take photographs and collect data on the geology and chemistry of ...

Drilling for electricity or geothermal energy is a common human-caused source of earthquakes. Drillers or engineers inject water into the earth to fracture underground rock through a process known as ...

Image Credit: "Brown Dwarf Illustration" by NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva is licensed under CC BY 4.0 To investigate what H-type objects are and where they fit within the spectrum of substellar objects ...

Since the formation of the Earth 4.2 billion years ago, hot rock from the interior of the planet has cooled off and developed crystals that accumulated over millions of years, forming surface rocks ...

Since the 1850s, plowing and clear-cutting in modern agriculture have increased how fast soil erodes in the Upper Mississippi River Valley. Across the globe, farming strips soil up to 100 times faster ...