In the book ‘Night Magic,’ Leigh Ann Henion writes of encounters with salamanders, bats, glowworms and other life-forms nurtured by darkness.

New maps of wind impacts beyond Helene’s ‘cone of uncertainty’ track highlight how a hurricane’s power extends far inland.

A long-standing idea of why lithium ion batteries die focuses on lithium movement into the cathode. Instead, hydrogen may be to blame.

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Burying wood can store carbon for thousands of years, according to an analysis of an ancient log unearthed in Canada.

A DNA analysis of the kefir cheese, first found about 20 years ago on 3,600-year-old mummies in China, confirms its age and pinpoints its origins.

Some sea robins have taste buds on their six crablike legs that help the fish ferret out prey buried in sand as they walk.

When inhaled, metals left by the shrinking lake could cause inflammation. Experts say more studies are needed to understand the impact.