2025 was a brutal year of budget cuts and workforce attrition at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, the home base for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Experts worry Goddard—and NASA’s space sci...

Towering woodlands in the West are being permanently replaced by tracts of spiky shrubs. Conditions “just aren’t normal anymore,” one researcher said.

U.S. cross-country skiers Ben Ogden and Gus Schumacher power to a silver medal in the men's team sprint. U.S. women led by Jessie Diggins finish off the podium.

The record-breaking event is providing insight into how these strange objects form.

The tools of epidemiology were used to trace how false tales spread from place to place, and provoked a revolt.

Earlier evidence pointing to ancient microbial life on the red planet hasn’t held up.

Earlier evidence pointing to ancient microbial life on the red planet hasn’t held up.

The pair merged to create a single hole about 225 times the mass of the sun.

Drought has hollowed out Chihuahua’s Conchos Valley and bred civil unrest as South Texas demands the water it’s owed.

Water cascaded down cliffs and swelled waterways when shallow soil failed to absorb the deluge.

Officials warn of health risks as massive weather system traps sweltering air.

New images are key to understanding solar magnetic storms and other space weather that can disrupt systems on Earth.

The federal government froze the university’s research funding. It hasn’t offered the school a way to get it back.

A document circulated to members of Congress misinterprets studies and cites debunked research, scientists say. It could influence congressional perceptions of vaccine safety.

Hailstorms cause billions in damages. Scientists are studying why it happens.

A downsized weather service is struggling to do more with less as the country heads into a storm season that is expected to see above-normal numbers of hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires.

The executive order could come as soon as next week, if the Trump administration goes ahead with plans, according to people familiar with the matter.

The move would unwind a Biden administration program to aid poor communities recovering from environmental risks.

Officials removed pages containing references to gender identity and diversity.

The discovery supports the theory that asteroids seeded life on Earth.

Schools and roads closed after weekend storms brought heavy rain and snow to Southern California.

The common noctule is found in Europe, North Africa and Asia. Pregnant females hitch rides on storm winds to cover hundreds of miles.

Lots of variables determine a flight’s survivability, including the location of the seat—and plain luck.

Growers dig up local sand for their bogs. Neighbors say they have gone too far.

Biologist sought to breed crops that could store more carbon safely underground in their roots.

Areas across the globe experienced heat, wildfires and floods in trends that are expected to continue