The thorny Acacia tree produces gum arabic, a versatile substance that’s been driving global trade for centuries.

With many collisions and much crumpling of rock, down the ages. The story holds lessons for how the edges of continents are built and change over time.

Harmattan carries more than dust—it also spreads disease.

Researchers are creating advanced simulations that will provide a deeper understanding of Mars’s climatic history and help to determine whether it was once able to sustain life.

Ancient DNA reveals how the Chesapeake Bay population changed over centuries.

With harvests dependent on the spring freeze-thaw cycle, the maple industry is seeking ways to mitigate damage wrought by a changing climate.

The history and politics of an often-maligned foreign policy concept.

Citizen scientists are drawing on personal experience to help researchers create new plant-based fermented foods and maximize their health benefits.

Studying them will help scientists monitor future space weather.

They have the fastest known jump among their kind according to a new study.