The dream of building homes, labs, and entire settlements on Mars is no longer just the stuff of science fiction. Billionaires, space agencies, and...

Every year, mountains of plastic pile up in landfills and drift into the world’s oceans, while greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide continue to...

Every year, mountains of plastic pile up in landfills and drift into the world’s oceans, while greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide continue to...

Along coastlines in the Caribbean, the United States, and northern Brazil, massive amounts of brown seaweed called sargassum have become a growing...

Along coastlines in the Caribbean, the United States, and northern Brazil, massive amounts of brown seaweed called sargassum have become a growing...

A Japanese research team has found a surprising way to make steel much tougher against repeated stress. Instead of weakening the metal, carefully...

A Japanese research team has found a surprising way to make steel much tougher against repeated stress. Instead of weakening the metal, carefully...

With millions of electric vehicles already on the road, one big question looms: what happens to all their used batteries? Even when a battery reaches...

With millions of electric vehicles already on the road, one big question looms: what happens to all their used batteries? Even when a battery reaches...

It’s something we’ve all noticed: some people seem to grow old gracefully, while others face serious health problems much earlier in life. One...