In a Columbia University laboratory in New York, physicist Sebastian Will and his team have reached one of ultracold physics’ ...

For more than 200 years, scientists have argued about a deceptively simple question: why does a sheet of frozen water let us ...

Microplastics in rivers, lakes, and oceans aren’t just drifting debris—they’re constantly leaking invisible clouds of ...

The Clay Center is back open after the holiday and they’re hitting the ground running with some winter fun for the kids.

A genetic analysis of polar bears in southeast Greenland found that genes related to heat-stress, aging, and metabolism are ...

As the Arctic warms and sea ice disappears, polar bears are being pushed into conditions they have never faced before. Their ...

Now, researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and the Abdus Salam International ...

The northern and southern lights, especially active lately, have been treating sky watchers to spectacular shows. But what ...

Researchers report that oil-field emissions are reshaping regional atmospheric processes. Earth’s climate is shifting rapidly ...

Researchers used atomic clock laser methods and a helper calcium atom to control a calcium monohydride molecule, expanding ...

The world’s polar bear population is projected to decline by two-thirds by 2050. A new study from the University of East Anglia suggests that polar bears are undergoing rapid genetic changes, and ...

The polar vortex has broken, and severe temperatures are set to dominate most of the country in the coming days. Temperatures in the 10s are forecast for much of the Northeast, and subzero ...