In a historic first, scientists have successfully characterized several surface features and the likely mineral composition ...

Chocolate is the food of the gods. The name of the tree from which the confection originates, Theobroma cacao, combines the ...

Producing important substances. Your liver continually produces bile. This is a chemical that helps turn fats into energy that your body uses. Bile is necessary for the digestive process. Your liver ...

Weathering and erosion are nature’s slow but powerful sculptors, breaking down rocks and reshaping landscapes over millions of years. From frost wedging in mountain peaks to rivers carving deep ...

A nearby rocky exoplanet has delivered one of the clearest views yet into the surface of a world beyond our solar system.

NYU faculty established New York City’s first site for enhanced rock weathering — a process that takes carbon dioxide from ...

A fossil site in Australia shows iron can preserve soft tissues, changing how scientists search for ancient ecosystems.

Fresh craters reshape the Moon far beyond visible debris, revealing faster surface turnover and new clues about lunar history ...

The Space Force Association launched the National Spacepower Center in Dec. 2025 to connect government, academia and industry ...