Matthew Phelan

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's public-facing hub for climate science, climate.gov, has been reborn as climate.us.

Teetering near endangered status, the starlet sea anemone produces “an ancient mechanism” for fighting viruses that researchers called “counterintuitive.”

NASA's never-before-attempted plan to move a sensitive scientific satellite into a safer orbit has faced a week of delays—but it's still go for launch.

Researchers working with the Smithsonian poured over 10,061 artifacts and other elements to determine whether tiny ‘Homo floresiensis' used fire or hunted big game.

Nicknamed “Gus,” this Tyrannosaurus rex is reportedly one of the biggest, most complete, and most expensive dinosaur fossils ever to be sold via a commercial auction.

Health officials are reporting record numbers of the unpleasant gastrointestinal infection in southeastern Michigan.

Researchers in the United States, Europe, and Argentina have discovered that some trees stop growing in the heat of summer—a find that could upend current climate models.

Scientists used to think so-called “slow slip events” were “theoretically impossible.” Now these subtle tectonic shifts could be the key to predicting future earthquakes.

A new study has found that police officers, park rangers, and even a poison control center have spread misinformation about the dangers of juvenile rattlesnakes for decades.

Researchers created a powerfully adhesive paintable electrode—and it’s over ten times more breathable in hot weather than normal medical electrodes.