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Bad weather has postponed attempts to set up camp on the Thwaites Glacier. So researchers got onto the sea ice and met a local.Bad weather has postponed attempts to set up camp on the Thwaites Glacier. So researchers got onto the sea ice and met a local. Read More

Four astronauts are leaving the outpost about a month earlier than scheduled because a crew member, who was not identified, has an undisclosed medical issue.Four astronauts are leaving the outpost about a month earlier than scheduled because a crew member, who was not identified, has an undisclosed medical issue. Read More

Scientists prepared a high-quality sequence of the giant mammal’s genome based on a specimen preserved in Siberian permafrost.Scientists prepared a high-quality sequence of the giant mammal’s genome based on a specimen preserved in Siberian permafrost. Read More

This year’s recipient of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement talks about “punk science,” microbial economics and thinking like a mycorrhizal fungus.This year’s recipient of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement talks about “punk science,” microbial economics and thinking like a mycorrhizal fungus. Read More

Last year was Earth’s third hottest globally, but temperature is just one measure of climate change’s influence.Last year was Earth’s third hottest globally, but temperature is just one measure of climate change’s influence. Read More

The agency wants to curtail a section of the Clean Water Act that Democratic governors have used to restrict fossil fuel development.The agency wants to curtail a section of the Clean Water Act that Democratic governors have used to restrict fossil fuel development. Read More

The groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, say the C.D.C.’s revised vaccine schedule is not based on scientific evidence and will harm the public.The groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, say the C.D.C.’s revised vaccine schedule is not based on scientific evidence and will harm the public. Read More

The clock is ticking. But low clouds have prevented helicopters from moving scientists and gear onto the continent’s fastest-melting glacier.The clock is ticking. But low clouds have prevented helicopters from moving scientists and gear onto the continent’s fastest-melting glacier. Read More

Animals that researchers call “supersucklers” come back for their mother’s milk even after they can hunt, mate and fend for themselves.Animals that researchers call “supersucklers” come back for their mother’s milk even after they can hunt, mate and fend for themselves. Read More