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It’s 90 degrees in the Arctic right now

The Arctic is heating faster than the rest of the planet. New data illustrate how dire that is

Cyclospora outbreak tied to two deaths as parasite-borne illness continues to rage

These deaths were reported by Michigan, which has seen more than 11,000 cases of cyclosporiasis emerge since late June

Washington's wildfires are a warning for the entire U.S.

Dry conditions and climate change are putting forests across the country at risk for disaster

The U.S. military needs tungsten, but pristine NASA site may stand in the way

A unique landform is vital for calibrating NASA's satellites, but it's likely sitting atop a vast deposit of this heavy metal, which is crucial for making munitions

An Ichthyosaur’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day 160 million years ago

A rare fossil find shows a tooth embedded an ichthyosaur's vertebra, where it was likely left when a giant pliosaurid chomped down on this dolphin-resembling reptile

A SpaceX rocket is about to hit the moon—these videos show what could happen

Astronomers' simulations predict what this lunar impact—and its aftermath—will look like

A SpaceX Rocket Will Soon Crash Into the Moon

KENNETH CHANG

The second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, which sent two private landers to the moon last year, will collide with the moon early Wednesday morning.

Phoenix Species Project Announces Funds for Imperiled Wildlife

CATRIN EINHORN

A new fund called the Phoenix Species Project will provide $200 million to help pull imperiled wildlife back from the brink of extinction.

Darwin Was Right: These Plants Are Carnivores

JACK TAMISIEA

Scientists have proved that a species of plant covered with sticky hairs is carnivorous, confirming Darwin’s 150-year-old hunch.

Project backed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos aims to save 100 critically endangered species

This billionaire-backed fund is dedicating $200 million to preserve animals and even plants that are facing extinction around the world

Newly discovered carnivorous plant is as deceptive as it is deadly

Charles Darwin predicted in 1875 that some members of the Saxifraga genus could be carnivorous—now scientists have finally proven him right

Wormholes could be the key to time travel

Wormholes are one way that physicists have imagined traveling into the past. But if something gets there, is it physically possible to change anything?

Video: Dolphin Carries Dead Calf in What Experts Call Mourning

SOPAN DEB

Footage posted by a conservancy group offers an unusual glimpse of a common behavior by dolphins that often goes unobserved.