The 2022 eruption of a submarine volcano in Tonga was more powerful than the largest U.S. nuclear explosion, according to a new study. The 15-megaton volcanic explosion from Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, ...

2022 marked a year when the world continued to feel its way through the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet another new variant upended the desire to arrive at a “new normal,” but the development of improved ...

The year 2022 was one of Massachusetts’ hottest on record, a new analysis found. Statewide temperatures throughout the year averaged 50.3 degrees Fahrenheit, which is 3.4 degrees Fahrenheit (1.9 ...

1 computer optical disc in pocket. 'In recent years, planetary science has seen a tremendous growth in new knowledge. Deposits of water ice exist at the Moon's poles. Discoveries on the surface of ...

At its core, science is a frustrating field. Those that take on the profession prove themselves wrong far more often than they prove themselves right. And the process itself can be staggeringly ...

The Future Science Prize is the first privately funded science prize jointly established by scientists and entrepreneurs. It was established in 2016 by the Future Forum, a non-profit organization ...

We are pleased to share with you the 25 most downloaded Nature Communications articles* in social science and human behaviour published in 2022. Featuring authors ...

One of the top science stories this year centered the images taken by the JWST. The above is “Cosmic Cliffs” in the Carina Nebula, taken by NIRCam on the JWST. Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI 2022 ...

There's rarely time to write about every cool science-y story that comes our way. So this year, we're once again running a special Twelve Days of Christmas series of posts, highlighting one science ...