Demand for lithium has surged in recent years as lithium-ion batteries increasingly power more of our world. And yet, even as places like the U.S., Europe, and Australia have abundant lithium ...

Humanity may already be living far beyond what Earth can sustainably support, according to a sweeping new study analyzing more than 200 years of population and environmental data. Researchers found ...

The United Nations estimates that 2.2 billion people lack safely managed drinking water, and communities from California to ...

The PCB cleanup along the Lower Fox River and bay of Green Bay took about 17 years, beginning in 2004 and continuing until ...

While global warming is still a threat, the decision to back away from a worst-case outlook raises questions about whether ...

Summer is the perfect time to turn the backyard into a place where kids can move, explore, and stay busy without spending the ...

Cities and other groups around the U.S. are using alternatives to traditional asphalt lots in order to beat the heat and curb ...

A buzzy de-extinction company is making headlines again, the Smile spacecraft launched on its way to observe Earth's magnetic ...

When a neighboring school district abruptly closed its natatorium, a longtime end-of-year tradition of cardboard boat races ...

A chance meeting during a dip in the ocean was the first step on the road to quantum information science.

A new study led by Dr. Lin Su of Queen Mary University of London, published today in the Journal of the American Chemical ...

Detroiters looking to get lost – on purpose – will soon have a new place to do it. On Saturday, May 9, the Michigan Science Center (Mi-Sci) is opening a sprawling, life-sized cardboard maze that turns ...