Science

The surprising effect, which is caused by the bending of light by intense gravity, reveals the depths of the universe.

The Hubble Space Telescope captured a stunning new photograph that shows an “Einstein Ring” billions of light-years from Earth. An "Einstein Ring" is a phenomenon named after Albert Einstein, who predicted that gravity could bend light.

"More rainfall can now fall than it could have 100 or 150 years ago, so we do now see the link with climate change," one climate researcher said.

The fossils of ginkgo trees often preserve actual plant material, which may be key to understanding the ancient climate system — and the possible future of our warming planet.

NASA’s next aerial drone will build on the success of its Ingenuity helicopter on Mars.

After the United States, China is the second country to land and sustainably operate a spacecraft on Mars, where days are 40 minutes longer than on Earth.

Extreme weather and oppressive heat have hit from the Pacific Northwest to parts of Europe and North Africa. Climate scientists expect more of it.

Boosters are being planned as early as the fall for people who got the two-shot Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

The rare rainfall was only the third time in less than a decade that above-freezing temperatures were recorded at the highest point on the ice sheet.

The CDC announced the creation of a disease forecasting center to assess emerging health threats and help guide public health decisions.

Not only does the planet’s core seem sludgy, it also appears to extend across 60 percent of the planet’s diameter, according to new research.