A bold geochemical model reveals that TOI‑270 d, a sub‑Neptune 73 light‑years away, is likely a giant rocky world cloaked in ...

China has tremendous power over the rare earths market. The country has the biggest mines, producing 270,000 metric tons (297 ...

Slushy hailstones of ammonia and water were part of a bizarre theory to explain the planet's poorly mixed atmosphere. These mushballs seem to be real, say UC Berkeley scientists.

The land beneath the former Aral Sea in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is rising and will continue to do so for many decades. Now, ...

Once rooted in pollution protests, Earth Day now mobilises over a billion people each year to confront energy use, carbon ...

Researchers link two ancient mass extinctions to nearby supernova explosions, which may have damaged Earth's atmosphere and ...

In India, much of the population breathes air that is 10 times more polluted than what the World Health Organization ...

As an enthusiastic participant in the first Earth Day celebration in 1970, I wish I could report that our planet and its ecosystems are healthier. Unfortunately, they’re not. The predominant ...

If US regulations on sulphur dioxide are relaxed, environmental monitoring professionals may need to consider how it will be ...

The impact of land use and land cover changes, particularly increased urbanization, on climate is crucial. The most ...

Why are rain repellents worth considering? Given Britain’s famously moist weather, driving around in the wet is something we’re all used to. But driving in damp and rainy conditions with blurred, ...

The team investigated tartaric acid (TA), a simple molecule with two chiral centers, to explore how early Earth's environment might have influenced the formation of homochiral polymers.