The search for extraterrestrials ... Mark Buchanan, a physicist and science writer in the UK, has said alien contact could result in 'the end of all life on Earth'. 'I personally think it ...

A scientific analysis of samples collected on the surface of Mars shows the red planet has evolved its own version of a carbon cycle. Scientists studying soil samples from NASA's Curiosity rover have ...

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I find it curious that although he coined the name, he actually argued that cosmic rays were energetic photons — hence the word rays — which must originate from the continuous creation of atoms in ...

Launch the CoCoRaHS website Once the site has loaded, click on the word ... scales across the Earth. One instrument is “passive,” observing the intensity of radiant energy that the atmosphere, land, ...

April 22 is traditionally known as Earth Day, the occasion where we pause as temporary travelers on our 'blue marble' to ...

A camera affixed to the International Space Station recently spotted some curious symbols amid a barren desert landscape.

April brings us Citizen Science Month and Earth Day—that means it’s the perfect time to get outside, explore nature, and even ...

A European Space Agency report released April 1 studied the space above Earth. The report says that if space debris buildup is not controlled soon, the area surrounding our planet may become so ...

Help your kids celebrate the importance of reducing, reusing and recycling with this Earth Day Word Search for kids.

Onboard the International Space Station (ISS), the Extant Life Volumetric Imaging System, dubbed ELVIS, is not about ...

Earth Day is on Tuesday, April 22, this year. The annual observation is set aside to increase awareness around environmental ...