A new memorandum has firmed up China and Russia's intent to lead the construction of a new lunar base to be completed by 2036, as NASA talks about scaling back its own lunar ambitions.

Claims that spruce trees synchronize their responses to a solar eclipse were widely reported recently — but many researchers are sceptical of the results.

A security camera near Thazi, Myanmar, captured the earth cracking during a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in March.

Stone tools and stone circles discovered in coastal Scotland show that prehistoric people settled farther north than anyone previously believed.

For those in midlatitudes of the Northern Hemisphere, the arc of our galaxy becomes easier to see in May. Here's when and where to look.