NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has given astronomers their best look yet at an interstellar visitor — comet 2I/Borisov — whose speed and trajectory indicate it has come from beyond our solar system.

Researchers have discovered a new geophysical phenomenon where a hurricane or other strong storm can produce vibrations in the nearby ocean floor as strong as a magnitude 3.5 earthquake.

Scientists have launched a new initiative to create a highly detailed, 3D map of the planet.

A sample of estuarine mud taken 16 years ago has yielded a potential new class of painkiller as potent as opioids, but without their disadvantages.

It’s likely you’ve experienced — or at least heard of — a heat wave on land: those prolonged periods when temperatures are unusually high.

Four new research projects are giving a boost to NOAA’s ability to measure, track and forecast ocean acidification, warming and other important ocean health indicators.

A class of Simon Fraser University graduate students initiated a pro-active move this summer to improve the Fraser River’s habitat for salmon.

Forest protects the climate. Reforestation can decisively contribute to mitigating global warming according to the Paris Agreement. 

Many of today’s scientific processes are simulated using computer-driven mathematical models.

Satellite data has confirmed the formation of Subtropical Storm Melissa.