Category science

California officials are investigating cases of valley fever tied to a recent music festival.

The World Health Organization will soon convene a committee to decide if the ongoing mpox outbreak constitutes a “public health emergency of international concern.”

Blood clots can be dangerous, especially if all or part of them break off and then travel through the bloodstream.

New research finds why some asteroids have weird, watermelon-shaped moons trapped in orbit around them, contrary to what typical asteroid formation theories predict.

Broken bodies found at the archaeological site indicate that earthquakes played a role in the legendary tragedy.

Mummified woolly rhino discovered by miners in Russia’s Sakha Republic to be fully excavated in the coming months, as researchers begin studying its intact horn.

Solar activity is expected to remain high this week.

Dramatic cliffs and high plateaus are caused by the same wave triggered in Earth’s middle layer when continents pull apart, a new study finds.

Near-annual extreme heat in the Coral Sea, including in 2024, is causing back-to-back mass bleaching events in the iconic Great Barrier Reef.

Researchers have discovered the world’s oldest known arc-slicing fault in Australia, intensifying the debate over the origins of plate tectonics.