Researchers want to explore the idea that microscopic particles shed by alien civilizations have accumulated on the lunar surface, making it an archive of extraterrestrial technology.

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Antarctic glacier bleeds red water, and scientists reveal hidden pressure beneath the mysterious millennial ice.

A severe winter storm sweeping across the central and eastern U.S. in late January 2026 is threatening states from Texas to New England with crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow.

Glacier surface lowering and subglacial outflow coincide with Blood Falls discharge in the McMurdo Dry Valleys

Scientists face ecological and economic hurdles to save Mississippi River Delta

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Imminent termination of the RV Nathaniel B. Palmer shocks polar scientists

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will reportedly take over the National Science Foundation (NSF) headquarters building (2415 Eisenhower Ave.), displacing more than 1,833 NSF emplo...

US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

Canada’s federal election is on Monday. Here are the details.

We explain the administration’s cuts to research.

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Expeditions may be more challenging than previously thought due to presence of toxic particles

The defense secretary's cluelessness was on full display in disregarding climate change's role in global conflict.

During the Cold War, the US poured support into Arctic military outposts and climate research amid fears of a Russian invasion. Climate change is still on the military’s radar as a threat multiplier.