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12:25 PM on Monday, September 8

Researchers say they have confirmed the presence of an invasive species of tick in Maine for the first time, marking the farthest northeast in the U.S. where the pest has been discovered

10:44 AM on Monday, September 8

New research suggests that a tiny phytoplankton that is an essential part of the marine food web may decline sharply as oceans warm

10:40 AM on Monday, September 8

Study: Warming seas severely threaten phytoplankton, endangering the ocean food web

10:35 AM on Monday, September 8

10:02 AM on Monday, September 8

A new study finds that climate change is increasing sugar consumption in the United States

9:37 AM on Monday, September 8

The Switzerland-based Balzan Foundation on Monday announced four awards of nearly $1 million for excellence in the humanities and hard sciences

9:30 AM on Monday, September 8

8:07 AM on Monday, September 8

At the Port of Los Angeles on a site that once housed oil tanks, seven steel structures that look like small blue boats are lowered into the ocean, where they gently bob up and down with the waves to generate power

7:04 AM on Monday, September 8

A self-described science nerd is the latest American to get an experimental pig kidney transplant

4:15 PM on Sunday, September 7

3:02 AM on Sunday, September 7

An expanding iron-ore mine and a deposit of rare-earth minerals are fragmenting the land in northern Sweden and altering ancient reindeer migration routes

3:42 PM on Friday, September 5

International officials say contaminated metal at an industrial site in Indonesia could be the source of radioactive material behind recalls of imported shrimp

10:41 AM on Friday, September 5

Thousands of newborn stars sparkle and dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA's Webb Space Telescope

10:29 AM on Friday, September 5

The year's second total lunar eclipse is coming up fast, and this time Asia will have the best seats in the cosmos

9:00 AM on Friday, September 5

A congressional investigation finds the Pentagon has funded research involving collaboration with Chinese entities linked to China's defense sector

8:03 AM on Friday, September 5

It turns out the Continental Shelf has been holding a secret from the ages

7:45 AM on Friday, September 5

4:40 PM on Thursday, September 4

Telescope observations reveal a growing tail on the comet that's visiting from another star

7:53 AM on Thursday, September 4

9:46 PM on Monday, September 1