How did a dry, rocky region become one of the grandest cities of the medieval world, in a time of climate change? The ...

Welcome to Smartphone Picture of the Week! Each week, we select and share your best smartphone photos in an online feature ...

After Albert’s explanation of Afar’s volcanic and tectonic past, I will look into this region’s Holocene volcanism, and try to create the first comprehensive volcanic history of this very ...

There’s an old adage that “context is everything” and while it may not apply to all situations, it certainly rings true when it comes to politics and comedy. Both arenas are designed around performers ...

Scientists have identified a new property, interface flexibility, that controls how certain molecules naturally self-organize into crystalline supramolecular networks. This significant discovery could ...

Snow is made up of trillions of tiny ice crystals to make snowflakes, with not one alike. Here's how they form.

A new study reveals that the Earth's inner core is undergoing a structural transformation. A new study by USC scientists, ...