As we celebrate Earth Month, we are kicking off a series of retrospectives on National Academies reports and activities ...

A dog’s sense of smell could be considered one of nature’s superpowers. This superpower, known to scientists as “canine ...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake that rocked the bottom of the South Island struck in a seismic environment poorly understood by scientists – but which poses a major tsunami hazard. The 2.43pm quake hit ...

Scientists found "a beautiful, thriving ecosystem" in a dark and isolated location: The former shadow of a glacier.