An American Airlines regional jet went down in the Potomac River near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after colliding with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Wednesday ...

In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we find out how much longer you could live (and the emissions you could cut) if you swap out some read meat for plant-based proteins. We also ...

When Floyd Collins ventured into Sand Cave in Kentucky on Jan. 30, 1925, he was searching for the next big attraction. But he ...

Earth's climate has changed throughout history for numerous reasons, but modern climate change is driven by human behavior.

At least 28 bodies have been recovered after an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided ...

Well, we could be closer to discovering whether there really is alien life out there after researchers discovered a new ...

New findings reveal that a NASA mission traveled to an asteroid that may have once been covered in salty lakes containing ...

Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever ...

The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor for how close the world is to being inhabitable for humanity. Scientists just set the new ...

Across 36 countries, most people say religion helps society and encourages tolerance. They're more divided on whether it ...

When asked what it takes to “truly” belong in a country, many people globally say speaking the local language is key.