A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) provides scientists with a powerful new tool for monitoring and predicting tectonic activity deep beneath the seafloor at mid-ocean ridges—vast underwater mountain chains that form where Earth’s tectonic plates diverge.

New study shows polar bears annually provide millions of kilograms of food, supporting a vast arctic scavenger network.

The antimicrobial triclosan is widely used in personal hygiene products, textiles and plastics, but when it enters the environment via wastewater, it poses a significant threat to aquatic organisms.

Every year, we shoot several thousand satellites and other objects out into space. 

Electrocatalytic transformations not only require electrical energy – they also need a reliable middleman to spark the desired chemical reaction.

Glaciers are fighting back against climate change by cooling the air that touches their surfaces. 

New research demonstrates a simple, eco-friendly method to break down Teflon® – one of the world’s most durable plastics – into useful chemical building blocks.

Researchers developed an AI model that generates the best motions for athletes to train and to rehab after injury.

UC San Diego researchers have settled a decades-long debate surrounding the role of the first Crohn’s disease gene to be associated with a heightened risk for developing the auto-immune condition.

On Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, gray wolves are doing something unexpected: hunting sea otters.