November 14, 20234 min readAn enormous magma intrusion under Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula is causing earthquake swarms and forcing evacuationsBy Stephanie...

According to legend, Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey to be a national symbol of the fledgling United States. That actually...

Situated at the base of intestinal crypts, stem cells regenerate the various cell types that make up the intestinal epithelia.During...

Green light means “go.” That might apply to evaporating water molecules too. Visible light, especially that of a greenish hue,...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apPBHjO7vdY A robotic chemist working autonomously in a lab has developed an oxygen-producing catalyst from minerals found in Martian meteorites....

For a number of decades, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute (SETI) has been combing the stars for signs of...

Colombia has begun a new campaign sterilizing its invasive hippos, showing signs that it is taking the threat the animals...

Acapulco wasn’t prepared when Hurricane Otis struck as a powerful Category 5 storm on Oct. 25, 2023. The short notice...

Calcium triggers a variety of biological processes, but some of the upstream mechanics regulating its release eluded scientists for decades....

Excerpt from the November 10, 1973 issue of Science News Mariner 10 flew by Mercury three times from 1974 to...