Venezuela Earthquake Destruction Revealed in New Satellite Images

The maps and images show the extent of destruction and give rescue operations a tool to find any remaining survivors. [...]

Why synthetic emerald-green pigments degrade over time

Light is the greatest threat to 19th-century masterpieces like James Ensor's The Intrigue, study finds. [...]

Researchers find a carbon-rich moon-forming disk around giant exoplanet

Lots of carbon molecules but little sign of water in a super-Jupiter's disk. [...]

How “prebunking” can restore public trust and other September highlights

The evolution of Taylor Swift's dialect, a rare Einstein cross, neutrino laser beams, and more. [...]

The EPA Is Ending Greenhouse Gas Data Collection. Who Will Step Up to Fill the Gap?

With the agency no longer collecting emissions data from polluting companies, attention is turning to whether climate NGOs have the tools—and legal right—to fulfill this EPA function. [...]

Orionids Is Set to Haunt the Sky in October: How and When to See These Meteors

This meteor shower is noted for its bright, fast meteors that leave trails that can linger in the sky for a few minutes. [...]

Megafauna was the meat of choice for South American hunters

Giant sloths are extinct in part because they were tasty and nutritious. [...]

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Wins Contract to Take NASA Rover to the Moon

The Amazon founder’s space company will transport NASA's VIPER rover to the lunar south pole—if it proves capable of delivering a payload to the moon in an upcoming mission. [...]

Traders brought Central American cacao to Georgia 1,000 years ago

"We built this city on good cacao" does have a nice ring to it. [...]