Jupiter's lightning seems to produce brief, brilliant flashes of light high above its water clouds — alien versions of Earth's red sprites and...

Scientists have discovered a 1,640-foot-tall detached coral reef in Australia's Great Barrier Reef — the first of its kind in over 120...

"Return to normalcy will require the widespread acceptance and adoption of mask wearing," Fauci & colleagues said Monday in the medical journal...

Chris Smaje explains in “A Small Farm Future" how small farms can become profitable — it merely will take a near complete reordering of our society. Smaje threw his research net wide for this book, citing population growth, climate change, conflicting economic theories and outdated politics in concluding the labor-intensive, small-scale agriculture he advocates can...

Southwest Airlines cited two studies in its decision to stop blocking middle seats, but both of those reports have come under fire in recent...

When Captain Will Whatley guides a ship through Arctic waters, he is starkly aware of what can go wrong. If anything goes wrong, "you are so far away from help," said Whatley, 31, who sails through Arctic and Antarctic waters for the British Antarctic Survey. As climate change opens new sea routes, experienced polar captains like Whatley are coveted for Arctic voyages that can save money on the...

Carys Ann Ingram, 22, had flown from the English city of Manchester to the island of Jersey, which is a British Crown...

Antibodies against the novel coronavirus declined rapidly in the British population during the summer, a study found on Tuesday, suggesting protection after infection may not be long lasting and raising the prospect of waning immunity in the community. Scientists at Imperial College London have tracked antibody levels in the British population following the first wave of COVID-19 infections in...