Growing up, most of us learned that Earth is home to seven continents. But it may be time to rewrite the geography textbooks, as a controversial study now claims there are actually only six continents ...

The planet, a very young gas giant, is about 521 light-years away from Earth. Its strange orbit also enables researchers to ...

New Caledonia is home to thousands of species found nowhere else—and to nickel that companies like Tesla desperately need.

These ‘rivers in the sky’ —often stretching 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) or more—are responsible for transporting a ...

Over many millions of years, NASA suspects the young world could mature into either of the most common planets found in our ...

Consumer misconceptions about diamonds can make the process of engagement ring shopping even more distressing.

Up on the fifth floor of London's County Hall, an enormous space which for decades echoed with the flapping wings of roosting ...

A message of hope, often provided by impassioned allies, almost always rescues us from the depths of despair. This has happened countless times in my professional life as an environmental manager, ...

Using drones and Google Earth imagery, archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old network of earthen canals in what’s ...

A 36-foot-wide asteroid pulled into Earth’s orbit has become a second "mini-moon" for almost two months. But this ...

AI agents—automated tools that take on specific tasks—are poised to become essential, not for flashy purposes, but for performing practical work that drives ...

Ray is an independent journalist with 15 years of experience, focusing on the intersection of technology with various aspects ...