"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if Mars weren't there?"

A Pew Research poll shows partisan split over U.S. scientific leadership, with Democrats far more concerned about losing ground than Republicans.

Although 2025 did not set a new global temperature record, it still delivered clear signs of a warming planet.

New satellite records capture how polar ice sheets slide toward the sea, helping scientists better understand ice loss and rising sea levels.

For the first time, the three-year average global temperature was more than 1.5 degrees C above preindustrial temps.

Trump’s push to break that chokepoint is lifting rare-earths startups. Phoenix Tailings, a startup focused on recycling mining byproducts into rare-earth minerals, added $33 million to its Series B in 2025, bringing its funding round total to $76 million.

Social media users shared a cosmic claim about an alleged secret NASA document named "Project Anchor" leaking online in 2024.

A new study reveals a rare-breaking white dwarf star, dubbed RXJ0528+2838, that is somehow generating a rainbow-like "bow shock" as it zooms through the Milky Way. The cosmic zombie is also ripping apart its partner star like a black hole.