Our planet is full of wonder and marvel, with some parts still remaining a mystery. Even with sophisticated satellites ...

Taam Ja reveals a 274-meter abyss in Chetumal Bay, the second-deepest blue hole on the planet and a mystery hidden beneath ...

A divided Supreme Court has come to the rescue of Texas Republicans, ruling in favor of their new congressional map that a ...

Cliff Kapono, a professional surfer with a PhD in chemistry, is leveraging his dual expertise to address a critical gap in ...

A rare SWOT pass mapped a Pacific tsunami in detail, exposing hidden wave complexity and showing why forecasting models need a major update.

Two strong earthquakes struck Japan Tuesday at magnitudes of 5.4 and 4.7, according to data from the United States Geological ...

If the ice blanketing Antarctica were to vanish, the world’s shorelines would be redrawn so radically that some countries ...

A new study details the loggerheads’ ability to “map” their position by using the Earth’s magnetic field, with possible interruptions.

Three years ago the Press revealed New Jersey Transit's bus system featured missing stops, signs and shelters. Today, the system remains a mystery.

Time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. And we have the show's two hosts here, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hello. REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: Hey. EMILY KWONG, ...

From the seaside village of Woods Hole on Cape Cod, where ferries depart daily bound for Martha’s Vineyard, an autonomous ocean glider recently embarked on a far more ambitious course: a first-ever ...

Scientists have found that oceanic manta rays routinely make extreme dives of more than 1,200 meters – three-quarters of a mile – but it's not to feed, nor is it happening everywhere in deep water.