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A vector ecologist explains the complexities of tracking tick-borne diseases like Lyme in a climate-changed world

Extreme weather is front-page news. But what are the phenomena behind the headlines?

Tsunami warnings and advisories were issued around the Pacific Ocean after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off the coast of Russia, the largest earthquake since the 2011 earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan

Microwave satellite data that are key to capturing changes in a hurricane’s strength will not be taken from meteorologists as originally planned

The Trump administration is releasing its proposal to undo the “endangerment finding,” the long-standing rationale and legal imperative for regulating greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act

A team of archaeologists excavating the ancient Maya city of Caracol discovered the tomb of its first ruler, which contained pottery, jadeite jewelry and a rare death mask

The Southern Delta Aquariids and the Alpha Capricornids are due to peak at the same time and may add up to something magical

Records are starting to fall to the continuing heat dome that is covering much of the eastern U.S.

The first antimatter qubit will help search for differences between matter and antimatter

How complex can a simple game be? Tetris pushes even supercomputers to their limits and amazes mathematicians

A genomics firm saying they can help parents with “genetic optimization” of their embryos is tone-deaf Silicon Valley marketing trampling over legitimate science. Parents should be wary

Brain scans capture memory formation in babies, raising new questions about why people forget their earliest years

Set your alarm on Wednesday to see some of the summer’s stunning meteor showers.

Aging is a complex process that plays out differently across different organs, according to growing evidence

Astronomers think small space rocks from beyond our solar system routinely strike Earth—but proving it isn’t easy

Here’s how the new tetrahedron-based design for the “Trionda” soccer ball may affect next year’s big game

Tens of millions of people are already under heat alerts, and the worst is yet to come

Think: subzero temperatures, bone-rattling storms and mysteries about the future of our planet under the ice.

Hulk Hogan, a larger-than-life wrestler known for his showmanship, succumbed to cardiac arrest after a career marked by digital hoaxes and a landmark battle against online exploitation

A controversial arsenic microbe study unveiled 15 years ago has been retracted. The study’s authors are crying foul