Rising global temperatures are driving the sharp decline in terrestrial water storage. This trend isn’t likely to change, scientists say.

Autism rates are higher than ever before, probably because of more expansive and sensitive diagnoses. Those numbers highlight the need for more support for people with autism.

An overlooked Antarctic water system could raise sea levels by more than 2 meters by 2300, computer simulations show.

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A blob of gas seen outside the Milky Way could be a type of starless, dark matter–dominated galaxy. Some scientists are skeptical.

Satellite data reveal a link between the amount of black carbon in the atmosphere and rates of Antarctic sea ice loss in recent years.

An archaeological site in Germany suggests communal hunting and complex thinking emerged earlier in human evolution than once thought.

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Astronomers have a lot of thoughts about the latest paper claiming we’ve found the strongest hints of alien life yet on the distant planet K2 18b.

The Curiosity rover identified hidden caches of the mineral siderite, which could help explain why Mars lost its habitable climate.