The U.S. government is taking a minority stake in Lithium Americas, a company that is developing one of the world’s largest lithium mines in northern Nevada.

Bill McKibben is a distinguished scholar at Middlebury College and the founder of Third Act, which organizes older Americans on climate and democracy. He recently led a nationwide climate day of ...

The going price for New York spot gold hit a record $3,858.45 per troy ounce — the standard for measuring precious metals — as of market close Tuesday, ahead of the shutdown beginning overnight. And ...

President Donald Trump and other high-ranking Republicans claim Democrats forced the government shutdown fight because they want to give free health care to immigrants in the U.S. illegally.

For years, scientists staring at Mars through the eyes of orbiting spacecraft noticed something strange: a mysterious signal in the light spectrum that didn’t match any known mineral. That puzzling ...

Every year, October-the month during which the sun moves through by partnership-oriented, social butterfly Libra and magnetic, mysterious Scorpio-offers up an abundance of spirited autumnal fun that ...

A UCLA astronomer who leads planetary defense missions for NASA says avoiding asteroid impacts is “a problem we can absolutely solve.” ...

With more and more areas able to witness the majesty of the aurora borealis, people are asking how to take photos of the norther lights on an iPhone.

On the 22nd, the Sun moves into the carnal cave of the scorpion, setting the stage for stillness and reminding us of the rewards reaped from going in and digging deep, clawing for truth and source ...

About 1,000 meters below the ocean’s surface, the last traces of light from the sun and moon disappear into inky black. Among the ocean’s strongest divers, sperm whales and leatherback sea turtles can ...

Our solar system is a smashing success. A new study suggests that from its earliest period—even before the last of its nebular gas had been consumed—Earth's solar system and its planets looked more ...

The process of planet formation has long been a mystery to astronomers, and despite years of theoretical research, capturing the birth of a planet has proven elusive. However, a new breakthrough has ...