Earth

The hitch, likely only a temporary one, could be linked to certain volcanic features

Bees suddenly fell silent when the sun disappeared during last year's solar eclipse—perhaps because they were tricked into night mode. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

The magnitude 7.5 earthquake that touched off the tsunami occurred amid a complex puzzle of tectonic plates

Microbes thrived on ancient Earth, even with very little oxygen

We begin our adventures on one of the most geologically fascinating mountains in Oregon's Coast Range

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann talks about the just-issued Goalkeepers Report, tracking progress against poverty and disease even as the population keeps rising.

This ain't the stuff you'd find powering the grill...

A few very brief reports about science and technology from around the globe.

Submerged rock features near Pine Island Glacier—a major contributor to global sea-level rise—play a critical role in the ice’s movement

A few very brief reports about science and technology from around the globe.

Whales’ fecal matter feeds the ocean, giving conservationists another argument for saving them

Milkweed grown with more carbon dioxide in the air supplies fewer toxins to monarch butterflies that need the toxins to fight off gut parasites.