The small town of Spruce Pine, North Carolina, is one of the only sources of high-purity quartz on Earth, but it has been left battered by the storm's heavy rains
The wild canines have the same muscles used by domestic dogs to create the wide-eyed, pleading look that captures humans' hearts
While expectations are high for some special sightings, experts warn that comets are notoriously fickle and unpredictable
The show coincides with an initiative that will give away 49 of the tree's saplings to individuals and communities across the country
Earth's highest peak has gained as much as an extra 165 feet in elevation as the planet's crust adjusts due to erosion from a river, according to a new study
The Fish and Wildlife Service will consider granting federal protections to the Bethany Beach firefly, which is rapidly losing its coastal habitat to development and climate change
A SpaceX mission arrived at the International Space Station with two astronauts instead of four to leave room for NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore on the return trip in early 2025
The world’s slowest mammal is at risk of extinction by the end of the century due to their low metabolic rate and climate change
The predatory pod hunts off the coast of Chile and is led by a matriarch called Dakota
In 1964, a graduate student cut down a bristlecone pine in Nevada. The tree, now known as Prometheus, turned out to be nearly 5,000 years old
Two members of Just Stop Oil staged the original demonstration in late 2022. Group members say the harsh penalties will not deter their efforts
Researchers say burying wood could be a viable method to prevent carbon from reaching the atmosphere
Sea robins have "the body of a fish, the wings of a bird and multiple legs like a crab"
Unexplored iron-rich magma could help power current and future technologies
New research has revealed that the mysterious white substance found alongside three ancient mummies was once a soft cheese called kefir
The discovery has implications for human health, since the microbes included some that were still viable, some that could be infectious to humans and others that carried drug-resistant genes
Scientists sent bioengineered heart tissue samples to the ISS to study how to keep astronauts safe during future long-term space travel
Researchers recently identified James Fitzjames, a captain on the ill-fated HMS Erebus that went looking for the Northwest Passage in 1845
Most adult king penguins weigh between 31 and 37 pounds. At nine months old, a 51.8-pound Pesto is already looming over his parents
A new “health check” for our planet sounds an alarm bell on rising ocean acidification, which is driven by carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere
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