By resurrecting a 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme and studying it inside living microbes, researchers at the University of ...

For the first time, scientists have resolved extremely intense tropical cyclones and their effect on the ocean carbon cycle in a global Earth system model. Using two category-4 hurricanes in the North ...

1 Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China 2 Department of Emergency, Ningbo Yinzhou No.2 Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China This prospective observational ...

But there are signs that greenhouse gas pollution in China might be slowing, according to a new analysis. By Brad Plumer Reporting from Belém, Brazil Global fossil fuel emissions are on track to soar ...

Researchers from the University of Vienna discovered MISO bacteria that use iron minerals to oxidize toxic sulfide, creating energy and producing sulfate. This biological process reshapes how ...

A new study reveals that Earth’s climate “thermostat” may sometimes overreact, turning global warming into an unexpected deep freeze. Credit: Shutterstock Scientists have uncovered a hidden feedback ...

Scientists led by microbiologists from the University of Vienna have uncovered a previously unknown microbial metabolism in which “MISO” bacteria breathe iron minerals by oxidizing toxic sulfide.

Decades-Old Rule that Allowed Logging on Vast Swaths of US Land Ruled Unlawful by Oregon Court A Small Oil Company Polluted Midland’s Water Reserve. The Cleanup Has Dragged on for Years. This Small ...

Complex, intelligent life in the galaxy appears vanishingly rare, with the nearest possible civilization perhaps 33,000 light-years distant. Yet despite the odds, scientists insist that continuing the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. The planet would be a whole lot hotter if it weren’t for fecal pellets. Across the ...