Earth
Science Fiction Might Be Right After All. There Might Be Breathable Atmospheres Across the Universe
The last few years has seen an explosion of exoplanet discoveries. Some of those worlds are in what we deem…
North and South America, At Night
Along with all of their space-exploration, planet-hunting, and astronomy-based endeavours, NASA also keeps a very keen eye on Earth. In…
We Know We’re Made of Stardust. But Did it Come From Red Giants?
We've all heard this one: when you drink a glass of water, that water has already been through a bunch…
IKEA’s New Collection is Inspired by the Challenges of Living on Mars
The Mars Desert Research Station (MDRS) is a simulated Martian habitat in Utah. It's owned by the Mars Society, and…
Landslides Work Differently on Mars, and Now We Might Know Why
Some landslides, both here on Earth and on Mars, behave in a puzzling way: They flow a lot further than…
Finally! Scientists Find a Place on Earth with Liquid Water But No Life
In recent years research into extremophiles has captured the interest of astrobiologists. The discovery of lifeforms in some of Earth's…
New Satellites Will Tell Us Exactly how Quickly the Oceans are Rising
One of the clearest signs of global warming, unless you live next to a glacier, are rising oceans. Now a…
A Brand New Island in the Pacific has Survived 5 Years
A surtseyan eruption is a volcanic eruption in shallow water. It's named after the island Surtsey, off the coast of…
Time-lapse Captured from the International Space Station
400 photos. 11 minutes. That's what it took to create this time-lapse of the Earth and stars as the International…
Confirmed. Fossils That Formed 3.5 billion Years Ago, Really are Fossils. The Oldest Evidence of Life Found So Far
The title of Earth's Earliest Life has been returned to the fossils in the Pilbara region of Australia. The Pilbara…