The Ocean Cleanup finds 1.15 to 2.41 million metric tons of plastic enter oceans from rivers
How much plastic do rivers dump into the world's oceans? The Ocean Cleanup decided to find out. They conducted...
4.4 billion years ago Earth had no mountains and was covered with water, say scientists
Tiny zircon crystals have allowed scientists at Australian National University (ANU) to paint a portrait of what...
Groundbreaking new material for longer-lasting batteries inspired by leaf veins
Biology may hold the clues to better batteries. An international team of scientists designed a porous material...
The original Brexit: ancient Britain's geological split from Europe
Brexit - or Britain's vote to leave the European Union - remains controversial even as Prime Minister Theresa May...
Earth's water may not have originated with comet collisions after all
Scientists used to think our planet's water arrived on Earth after comet collisions deposited ice. But a new study...
Harvard scientists claim they've made Earth's first metallic hydrogen
For 80 long years, scientists have attempted in vain to produce a metal from hydrogen. A super substance thought...
Scientists blend photosynthesis and quantum physics to improve solar cells
Four physicists at the University of California, Riverside decided to blend photosynthesis and quantum physics...
There may be water far deeper in our planet than previously thought
Researchers are surprised to learn that there may be water deeper within the Earth than previously thought. Two...
Scientists say Trump's presidency could lead to a "game over" scenario for the planet
A new study from five scientists at United States and German institutions found that global temperatures could...
Earth's oxygen levels are declining - and scientists aren't sure why
Scientists led by Daniel Stolper at Princeton University studied samples of ancient air trapped in ice in Antarctica...
New study finds Earth heading for catastrophic 5-degree-Celsius warming
Scientists say the Earth is warming up fast, and policy makers have been urged to keep that warming to an increase...
Neonicotinoid insecticides kill honeybee sperm
A new scientific study adds to the growing amount of evidence that shows pesticides are harming bees. The study...
MIT researchers discover silk holds the key to vastly improved filtration
MIT and Tufts University researchers found silk is good for more than clothes, cool furniture, or bulletproof vests....
The sun and the moon trigger earthquakes on the San Andreas fault
The same phenomenon that creates ocean tides is responsible for certain small "low-frequency" San Andreas fault...
Climate change is pushing Earth's clouds higher and towards the poles
A new study published in Nature warns that climate change is pushing Earth's clouds higher and towards the poles....
