News

  1. Climate

    Rapid sea level rise could drown protective mangrove forests by 2100

    Mangroves have kept up with rising water so far, but new research reveals their limits.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  2. Space

    A Milky Way flash implicates magnetars as a source of fast radio bursts

    A bright radio burst seen from a magnetar in the Milky Way suggests that similar objects produce the mysterious fast radio bursts observed in other galaxies.

    By Maria Temming
  3. Humans

    Lidar reveals the oldest and biggest Maya structure yet found

    A previously unknown Maya site in Mexico, called Aguada Fénix, adds to evidence that massive public works may have preceded kings in the civilization.