A study co-lead by Irina Gorodetskaya, a researcher at the Interdisciplinary Center of Marine and Environmental Research, ...

A dam Riess was 27 years old when he began the work that earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics, and just 41 when he received ...

Frameworks are a critical, if underappreciated, component of any space exploration mission. They can range from the overall mission architecture, capturing scientific and technical goals, to the ...

The Open Government Information Regulation is the fundamental guarantee of the right to know for Chinese citizens. In particular, the opening windows for Disclosure on Request (DOR) attempts to ...

In 1984, an amateur paleontologist in Scotland found a remarkable specimen: a nearly complete fossil of what looked to be a ...

Spring in the Arctic brings forth a plethora of peeps and downy hatchlings as millions of birds gather to raise their young. The same was true 73 million years ago, according to a new article. The ...

Between 3 million and 20 million years ago, the largest predatory fish ever known hunted in Earth’s oceans. Called the megalodon (Otodus megalodon), this giant shark grew up to 79 feet long, had teeth ...

Several key moments in Earth's history help us humans answer the question "How did we get here?" These moments also shed ...

From imaging every point on the planet daily to leveraging AI and hyperspectral data, Ashley unpacks Planet’s mission to make ...

Simulations show that the stars’ tug could send Mercury, Venus or Mars crashing into Earth — or let Jupiter eject our world from the solar system.

Tianwen, which means "questions to heaven," is the name given to China's program of robotic Solar System exploration. Tianwen ...

When searching for life in the Universe (aka. astrobiology), scientists use strategies that go by various names. For example, ...