October 10, 2018, 11:39 a.m. by Starre Vartan

Boyan Slat’s trash-collecting booms head towards the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

October 10, 2018, 10:28 a.m. by Michael d'Estries

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has picked up early signatures of a massive border.

October 9, 2018, 12:47 p.m. by Mary Jo DiLonardo

Some Devil's Garden Plateau horses could end up in slaughterhouses.

October 9, 2018, 10:21 a.m. by Katherine Butler

Here's a look at some of the beautiful, bold and essentially unexplained moons of our solar system.

October 9, 2018, 10:05 a.m. by Tom Oder

You may not realize it, but seaweed is utterly essential to our world.

October 9, 2018, 8:33 a.m. by Noel Kirkpatrick

And this time it's solar.

October 8, 2018, 5:28 p.m. by Ben Bolton

The SAOCOM 1A satellite launch also included a perfect landing.

October 8, 2018, 5:08 p.m. by Matt Hickman

When it comes to rising global temperatures, even a half degree has meaning.

October 8, 2018, 11:13 a.m. by Russell McLendon

Obama designated more national monuments than any other president in U.S. history. Here are a few reminders why each one is worth protecting.

October 8, 2018, 9:11 a.m. by Noel Kirkpatrick

The South American country is home to more than 100 species of the tiny birds.

October 7, 2018, 11:32 a.m. by Josh Lew

Scientists are rushing to document neolithic ruins on the Orkney Islands before they're washed away.

October 6, 2018, 8:56 a.m. by Noel Kirkpatrick

A great pied hornbill at Jurong Bird Park developed cancer, and doctors used 3D printing to make a prosthetic casque for it.