Jan. 21, 2025 — A new study provides compelling new evidence that a colossal 'megaflood' refilled the Mediterranean Sea, ending a period during which the Med was a vast expanse of salt flats ...

They also act as a kind of absorbent blanket around the earth, absorbing radiation from our own planet and radiating it back down. This can be vital for keeping us warm, but if to ...

A blood moon occurs during a total lunar eclipse when Earth's shadow casts a reddish tint on the moon. This intriguing visual ...

Data collected by NASA's InSight lander suggest that ancient internal processes are responsible for the "Martian dichotomy" ...

Jan. 21, 2025 — A new study provides compelling new evidence that a colossal 'megaflood' refilled the Mediterranean Sea, ending a period during which the Med was a ...

"In 2024, we saw a 17% year-over-year spike in the average number of close approaches in low Earth orbit per satellite." ...

He’d let me move the telescope around a bit, and I could ask questions. And he was always wonderful to share information with ...

G3 (ATLAS) showed off its spectacular tail plumage to NASA spacecraft when it flew close to the sun this month.

Rainforests in these regions cover just 2% of Earth's total surface area and yet house half of the world's plant and animal species. Deforestation is the clearing of forests. Most deforestation ...

Earth and environmental sciences cover all aspects of Earth and planetary sciences, and broadly encompasses solid Earth processes, surface and atmospheric dynamics, Earth system history ...

There is a geographical north pole and a magnetic north pole, the magnetic pole is moving. Scientists have found a new model ...