An eight-day mission has turned into a nine-month space stint for two NASA astronauts who are finally set to come home. But ...

Healthy aging is a measure not of how well we take care of ourselves but rather how well society treats and takes care of us, ...

New research shows that whales move nutrients thousands of miles—in their pee and poop—from as far as Alaska to Hawaii, ...

Scientists have discovered that whales move nutrients thousands of miles -- in their urine -- from as far as Alaska to Hawaii. These tons of nitrogen support the health of tropical ecosystems and fish ...

The increasingly broad application of the phrase "tipping point" across biogeophysical and social phenomena muddles its ...

Could lumpy metallic rocks in the deepest, darkest reaches of the ocean be making oxygen in the absence of sunlight?

Hydrogen peroxide is one of the world's top 100 industrial chemicals with a wide range of applications in the chemical, ...

Scientists found that volcanic eruptions triggered short-lived oxygen spikes before Earth's air became breathable.

Exposure to sunlight can have a lasting impact on overall health, according to critical care physician Dr. Roger Seheult. He ...

These gases — composed of carbon, hydrogen, and a halogen, like chlorine — are mostly made by bacteria, algae, fungi, and ...

“That’s zero, folks!” quipped Richard Binzel, an MIT professor of planetary science who studies asteroids, in an email. The brief surge of interest in 2024 YR4, which made its way into ...

A newly discovered mechanism could explain the shock finding last year that oxygen is produced by metallic nodules on the ...