With findings on Earth’s polar extremes and its innermost core, scientists shaped how we look at the planet in 2025 in surprising and fascinating ways.

Washington, DC—From a distance, the gathering looked like a standard poster session at an academic conference, with researchers standing next to large displays of the work they were doing. Except in ...

Science is brilliant. It’s cured diseases, sent us to the moon, and let us argue with strangers online from a device in our pocket. But there are still some mysteries that, for all our cleverness, ...