Badwater Basin sits at −282 feet, the lowest point in North America, in the depths of Death Valley, California. The serene ...

In a study published Nov. 26 in Nature, Baptiste Chide, a postdoctoral fellow in planetary acoustics at Los Alamos National ...

Learn about the latest recordings of dust devils on Mars, revealing the sound of electrical discharges in the atmosphere.

Glaciers are flush with microbial life. But, as climate change speeds glacial melting, scientists rush to establish microbial ...

From sand sculptures and hidden springs to luxury hotels and designer boutiques, these landmarks are located in some of the ...

Hot air evaporates a lot more water, so crops, forests and landscapes in some areas dry out, which makes them more ...

Hot air evaporates a lot more water, so crops, forests and landscapes in some areas dry out, which makes them more susceptible to wildfire. Each Celsius degree of warming can cause a sixfold increase ...

A panel of judges chose three top winners, with the first place award of Landscape Photographer of the Year presented to J.

The past few months, we’ve been giving you a quick rundown of the various ways ores form underground; now the time has come ...

Atmospheric dust plays an important role in the way Earth absorbs and reflects sunlight, impacting the global climate, cloud ...

Before the ribbon-cutting for the solar system walk on the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail on Nov. 29, created by WHS Astronomy ...

From epic space operas to mind‑bending thrillers, these are the sci‑fi stories that will transport you to other worlds.