In some of the driest parts of southern Africa, rock faces hold quiet records of much older worlds. Marble and limestone ...

A new analysis suggests that specific patterns of childhood hardship are linked to faster biological aging in women later in ...

Looks like limestone’s on the menu for some unknown microbe.

The recent death in childbirth of Dr. Janell Green Smith casts a grim light on the deplorable state of mortality among black ...

Evidence from fossil shells suggests that falling seawater calcium helped lock away carbon dioxide and helped cool Earth after the dinosaurs.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has rescinded LGBTQ-inclusive guidance about what workplace harassment looks like and how to fight it, enraging community activists and allies.

Lichens have no roots, no waxy leaves and no way to filter what they absorb. Everything they take in comes directly from the ...

Recycled rubber made from used car tires is widely promoted as a sustainable solution for playground surfaces, sports fields, and running tracks ...

Oil spills rarely travel more than 300 km from their source before natural processes break them down. Ixtoc I, a 1979 spill ...

For many people, winter doesn’t just bring colder weather. It can also bring a quiet heaviness that’s hard to put into words.

Why do we care about places we may never visit? Why do stories about wildlife, people and cultures stay with us long after we ...

At the northern boundry of Anuradhapura, where the Malwathu Oya curves through scrubland and forest and the wilderness of ...