In a dry, remote stretch of central Queensland, tiny springs bubble up from deep underground to form shallow, ankle-deep ...

Satellite photos, drones, far-flung travel destinations—all of these contribute to reducing the number of places on Earth where humankind has never set foot. There is, however, a handful of untouched ...

Western planetary scientists travelled to Hawai‘i to investigate lava flows that could reveal new clues about the Moon’s volcanic past.

With oil drilling threats looming in a federally protected reserve the size of South Carolina, faith leaders hope to reframe ...

Medical care in space has long faced a quiet but serious limitation. For more than 40 years, astronauts relied on ultrasound as their only imaging tool.

Dr. Jay Lemery is an emergency physician at the University of Colorado Anschutz in Aurora, often taking care of ailments ranging from breathing problems to infections to car accident injuries. He ...

As the National Air and Space Museum built its collection and its identity, it also needed to find its footing as a place for science and research. In the third episode of our four-part limited series ...

Some are beautiful, some bizarre, some profound. Together, they remind us that the world still has surprises waiting in its ...

For half a century, Gyaros was off-limits to the world as a military prison and naval firing range. Then came an astonishing photograph.

Located almost entirely in the Sahara, Mauritania is home to centuries-old cities, desert oases and a coastal spectacle so ...