New simulation suggests millions of undiscovered terrestrial species, revealing hidden patterns in biodiversity and animal evolution.

The solo work of David Sylvian has been marked by collaboration with inspired artists. We celebrate just a few of them.

Learn about a new phylum of microbes that lives in deep soil, a layer of the Earth that supports water cycling and nutrient ...

"L 98-59 c could be the first planet smaller than 2 Earth radii with a definitively detected atmosphere," a team of ...

A type of MRI may cause certain metal nanoparticles to form in the body. Experts explain why MRIs with contrast may lead to ...

The story of Columbia University is one of tradition, innovation, and growth. For more than 270 years, Columbia alumni, ...

Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water ...

Scattered across an abyssal plain known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) are polymetallic nodules that are a potato-sized ...

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of four rocky planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, our nearest solitary stellar neighbor ...

While trying to determine if it could use the entire Earth's atmosphere as a massive sensor, DARPA made a highly unusual ...

University of New Mexico researchers studying the health risks posed by gadolinium, a toxic rare earth metal used in MRI ...

A microquake was recorded last week near the New Jersey epicenter of the 4.8 magnitude earthquake that shook Long Island on ...