Satellites and chunks of space junk come close to colliding on a regular basis. The situation could get dangerously out of ...

A research team including a University of Michigan scientist has discovered a new mechanism that helps researchers understand ...

The water that makes up the oceans acted as a key ingredient for the development of life on Earth. However, scientists still ...

Testimony and several reports have exposed unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings across the country amid the national ...

Beneath Arctic waters lies the Denmark Strait cataract, Earth’s largest waterfall. Dropping 11,500 feet, it drives ocean ...

While this is considered a “close approach” by interstellar standards — NASA defines near-Earth objects (NEOs) as those that ...

Earth’s major carbon sinks are nearing their limits, signaling that natural processes may soon be unable to compensate for ...

Many of the fluctuations in the length of Earth's day have known causes. But on scales of decades to millennia, scientists ...

How much do you know about Antarctica? Take our science quiz to see if you'll freeze up or be as cool as a cucumber.

Where is the snowiest place on Earth? Snow enthusiasts have been discussing it for a long time, but there’s no consensus.

New simulation methods reveal insights into the Earth's core and promise advances in neuromorphic computing for artificial ...

In the new photographic collection Our Frozen Planet, Michael Hambrey and Jürg Alean set out to celebrate the world's ice in ...