Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the ...

A new book explores how one biologist’s work at the North and South Poles changed the way he sees the world and our place in ...

The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet's history and require many ...

Throughout Earth's history, ice caps have been very rare, but a model of the past 420 million years suggests an explanation ...

A mysterious structure in a mountainous region of New Mexico has taken the internet by storm, sparking speculations of a UFO crash site.

Gaining insight could help understand the timing and process of life's emergence. A research team led by a Rutgers-New ...

NASA and its partners recently tested an aircraft guidance system that could help planes maintain a precise course even while ...

Earth’s core is located below the middle layer called the mantle and the outer layer –or crust. It consists of two main parts ...

Earth's slow rotation over billions of years may have played a crucial role in oxygenating our atmosphere. Scientists think ...

Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...

This week, explore decoded words from charred ancient scrolls, meet heroic frog daddies, see Grand Canyon-size lunar features ...