A new study indicates that minuscule pieces of plastic — particularly ones of various colors — are contributing to heating ...

Microplastics seem to be everywhere—from our oceans and air, to drinking water and cosmetic products. Researchers have even ...

As much as 40 million metric tons of microplastics are released into the environment globally every year. These tiny pieces ...

Scientists may have uncovered a surprising secret behind why life exists at all. A new study suggests that the Universe’s ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics are so small and lightweight they can be swept into the air, where they may be helping to heat ...

Early galaxies were star-forming machines, furiously gobbling up gas and spitting out stars. A new model helps explain why ...

One of the best-performing models in cosmology is also one with the least physical rationale behind it. Columnist Leah Crane ...

Armed with a slew of new instruments, physicists are closing in on one of nature’s oldest mysteries — and finding that storm ...

Chemists at the University of Iowa have created a light-activated structure that captures and stores water from the air. The ...

ADHD stimulants appear to work less by sharpening focus and more by waking up the brain. Brain scans revealed that these medications activate reward and alertness systems, helping children stay ...

A device made using a tiny bead floating in a beam of light can measure extremely small pressures and could help find a ...

To capture a crisp image of a hummingbird in flight, which can flap its wings up to 200 times per second, a photographer ...