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JAXA is leading an international mission to reach Mars’ Phobos moon and bring soil back to Earth. If successful, it could unlock new clues about the history of the solar system.

As coastlines change, so do surf breaks. That may spell the end for premier waves and the tourist economies that depend on them.

The new image isn’t just stunning—it may also provide clues about how this star survived its own explosion.

The annual Portland Fermentation Festival took place last week in Oregon, at a time when sauerkraut, kimchi, and other funky foods are in the social and political spotlight.

Optogenetics revolutionized neuroscience, but its origins come from an entirely brainless organism—an alga.

Tropical Storm Isaias is set to become the basin’s first hurricane of the season, bringing life-threatening rain and storm surge to the Gulf Coast.

Scientists left structures up to 100 meters under the surface. Here’s what they found when they retrieved them 10 years later.

European countries are leading the way harvesting heat that would otherwise be wasted as green death practices become more common.

Henri Kagan and Kensō Soai designed chemical reactions producing only one of the two mirror-image forms of a molecule—an important finding for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and other biological substances.

Though scaled back from initial plans of landing, the voyage will serve as a dress rehearsal for when humans return to the moon’s surface.

Seven of 16 planetary vital signs are in their most extreme state ever recorded, and El Niño is here to make matters even worse.

The future is here, and it is jacked up on B vitamins, red dye, and taurine. These are the best energy drinks to get from tired to wired.