Before setting sail for the South Pacific, Chilean fisherman Rodrigo Gallardo blesses himself to invoke heavenly protection ...

Methane emissions from Canada's non-producing oil and gas wells appear to be seven times higher than government estimates, ...

Brazil's environmental goals suffered a major setback in May as deforestation in the Amazon surged 92% compared to the same ...

India has granted a key license to Elon Musk's Starlink, bringing the satellite provider a step closer to launching its ...

Researchers have developed a laboratory earthquake model that connects the microscopic real contact area between fault ...

Sarin (isopropyl methyl fluorophosphonate) is an organophosphorus nerve agent regulated by the Convention on the Banning of ...

Antarctica could see a doubling of extreme weather events—such as atmospheric rivers—by 2100, with implications for future ...

In a major step forward for sustainable pigment production, scientists have successfully engineered the oilseed crop Camelina ...

Just a few meters beneath the clear, blue waters of Okinawa, reef-building corals known as Scleractinia have quietly lived ...

When Victoria Glynn came to Panama to study the effects of extreme ocean temperatures on coral reefs at the Smithsonian ...

Once in a while, scientific research resembles detective work. Researchers head into the field with a hypothesis and high ...

Impossible" films, superspy Ethan Hunt—played by Tom Cruise—gets orders from his superiors on various devices that ...