Oxygen isotope analysis of lunar soil shows meteorites delivered only a limited amount of water to the Earth–Moon system ...

Gold and other heavy elements are born in some of the universe’s most violent events—but scientists still struggle to understand the nuclear steps that create them. Now, nuclear physicists have ...

Sunlight can be used to convert polystyrene waste and excess sulfur into valuable organic products. The team that created the new process hopes that it could be a way to tackle the millions of tonnes ...

An influential researcher in the science of reading movement is warns schools may be "overteaching" the skill.

Photographer Jonas Kako travelled to Greenland to explore how mining for the rare earth elements and minerals that are vital for new green technologies is impacting locals ...

It has been argued that climate change can cause abrupt transitions in parts of the Earth system, so-called tipping elements. In this issue, we feature two articles, by Liu et al. and Wunderling et al ...

On February 26, the Court had issued show-cause notices to the NCERT Director and the Secretary of the School Education Department for contempt action.

Scientists studying Mars may have uncovered a brand-new mineral hidden in the planet’s ancient sulfate deposits. By combining laboratory experiments with orbital data, researchers identified an ...

A new study led by researchers at the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) at Institute of Science Tokyo challenges a long-standing assumption about Earth's most extreme ice ages. Using numerical ...

A recently detected flash of energy appears to have emanated from the wreckage of colliding galaxies, according to an ...

Earth experienced several periods in its history when ice covered nearly the entire planet, known as snowball Earth events. A study at the Earth-Life Science Institute at Institute of Science Tokyo ...

When we walk into a room that feels "right," we often credit the visual design, such as colors, textures, and layout. But ...