All Science
- Russian team drills into 14-million-year-old Antarctic lake
The lake is the object of a years-long project to study its waters, which may house life forms new to science.
- Blue Marble: The science behind NASA's spectacular Earth images
NASA has released two striking hi-res images of our planet, which the agency has dubbed the 'Blue Marble.' Here is how the photos were captured.
- Does the Milky Way galaxy have an evil twin?
The Hubble Space Telescope has detected a galaxy that is strikingly similar to our own Milky Way, but there's no reason to believe that it's evil.
- Reports: Iran successfully launches small Earth-watching satellite
Iranian state news reported that the Iranian Space Agency has successfully launched a 110-lb. satellite into orbit Friday, in what is being hailed as a huge achievement for the country's space program.
- Blue Marble: NASA releases hi-res image of Earth's B-side
As a followup to last week's wildly popular shot of our planet's Western Hemisphere, NASA has now released the flipside (which just might turn out to be the more popular track in the long run).
- 'Supergiant' amphipod discovered in deep sea near New Zealand
'Supergiant' amphipod: An expedition from the University of Aberdeen has yielded rare specimens of a giant, pale crustacean living 4 miles beneath the ocean surface.
- Planet found at perfect spot for life - in solar system with three suns
Scientists have found a planet about 4.5 times the mass of Earth that orbits in the heart of its star's habitable zone, with two other suns orbiting much farther away. Is there water or the potential for life? Perhaps. But the planet could also be a two-faced world of scorching sun and perpetual ice.
- The science behind Groundhog Day (Hint: There isn't any.)
Despite the prognostications of celebrity marmots, the arrival of spring is based largely on the Earth's orientation to the sun.
- How the myth of Atlantis could help predict volcanic eruptions
Researchers examining crystals on the Greek island of Santorni – which 3,600 years ago saw a cataclysmic volcanic eruption that is thought to inspired the story of Atlantis – have found a possible way to predict the eruptions of the world's largest volcanoes.
- NASA probe shoots video of the dark side of the moon
One of NASA's twin Grail probes circling the moon has captured a video of the side that perpetually faces away from Earth.
- Newfound alien planet 'best candidate to support liquid water'
A planet recently discovered orbiting a nearby star is located in the star's 'habitable zone,' meaning that it could support life as we know it.
- Can a spider web hold clues for better buildings? Science takes a step.
A research team has discovered how spider silk responds to stress. The results of the spider web study appear in the Thursday issue of the journal Nature.
- Is Alaska's Cleveland Volcano about to erupt again?
Officials detect what might be 'renewed eruptive activity' at Alaska's Cleveland Volcano, which could be bad news for global air freight.
- Scientists intrigued by atoms from beyond the solar system
NASA's IBEX spacecraft has snagged atoms that came from outside our solar system. Interstellar space includes the raw material that becomes new stars, planets, and organic life.
- 'Alien' matter from beyond solar system discovered by NASA
This so-called interstellar material was spotted by NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer, a spacecraft that is studying the edge of the solar system from its orbit about 200,000 miles above Earth.
- Air leak on Russian craft postpones return of space station crew
An air leak discovered on the descent module of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft will likely mean that the next launch to the International Space Station will be delayed by 30 to 45 days, reports Russian media.
- Scientists reveal secret of humongous mammals
How did some mammals get so big? A new study calculates the rate at which mammals evolved from mouse-sized to elephant-sized.
- Massive volcanic eruptions caused Little Ice Age, froze the Thames
The research, which looked at chemical clues preserved in Arctic vegetation as well as other data, also pinpointed the start of the Little Ice Age to the end of the 13th century.
- Volcanic eruptions emerge as lead cause for Little Ice Age
The Little Ice Age began in the late 13th century, scientists now posit, and lasted about 400 years. Some regions cooled significantly. A series of volcanic eruptions has become a leading culprit.
- Huge pythons annihilating Everglades wildlife, report scientists
Pythons that have entered the Everglades after escaping or being released by pet owners are destroying the parks native mammal populations, a new report has found.