Genetic and fossil analyses shine a light on how long the invertebrates have had bioluminescence — a trait thought to be volatile.

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Sycamore maples and some other plant invaders lurked for centuries before starting to choke out native ecosystems and species.

In 3 Body Problem, an alien race called the San-Ti inhabits a planet in a triple star system four light-years from Earth. The stars’ unpredictable orbits lead to “stable” and “chaotic” eras. Chaotic ...

Roughly the size of Spain, the Ross Ice Shelf stabilizes major glaciers along Antarctica’s coast — and is at risk of retreating, a new study finds.

Planetary scientists propose an alternative theory to explain why Sputnik Planitia has stayed put across Pluto’s equator.

Researchers hope to use social media posts to identify population-wide spikes in depression. That approach could miss Black people, a study shows.

Slight changes in the orbit of Saturn’s moon Mimas hint at the presence of a vast, young ocean beneath the satellite’s icy surface that may have formed ...

Editor in chief Nancy Shute discusses a new approach for managing wildfires that includes collaboration with local and Indigenous communities.

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The moon of Jupiter is considered one of the most promising places to look for life, but its subsurface ocean may be less habitable than once thought.

The pandemic prevention road map, published March 26 in Nature Communications, recommends protecting or restoring places where animals forage and rest, and minimizing human-wildlife encounters in more ...