The Dec. 2 issue of "Science" contains a report about a recently discovered bizarre little planet, located about 31 light years or nine parsecs from Earth, which has astronomers excited about their ...

Researchers noticed that Alaskan streams had turned bright orange. Warmer summers and melting permafrost may be turning the water rusty and acidic. Scientists are racing to figure out the cause so ...

Recreating the Earth's liquid iron core in the laboratory: a tiny piece of iron, the size of a speck of dust, is thermally isolated and then placed between the tips of two conical diamonds. Pressing ...

The Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...