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Data from oceans, ice and the air all point to the same thing: rising invisible heat. What experiments are working, and what kinds of trials do we need to stop?
Scientists used 3D-printed insect models to study how disguises help harmless species fool predators and survive in the wild.
"The redox state of the deep mantle is a critical factor controlling how volatiles, such as carbon, cycle between Earth's surface and its interior," said Prof. YU Wang, the study's corresponding ...
China has completed key technology checks for an experimental satellite in very low Earth orbit (VLEO), marking an initial step towards building a 300-satellite constellation for high-resolution ...
The highest point from the Earth's center isn’t Everest, but the peak of a volcano in Ecuador. This episode breaks down the real geometry of our planet and why it matters in space science.
"Anything bigger than that—it's not just going to be broken glass," Mainzer said. Real-life asteroids don't come hurtling toward Earth from the outer reaches of space the way they do in the movies.
The NEO Surveyor fulfills a 2005 act of Congress ordering NASA to catalog 90% of near-Earth objects larger than 459 feet (140 meters), which is roughly the size at which an asteroid could take out ...
The NEO Surveyor fulfills a 2005 act of Congress ordering NASA to catalog 90% of near-Earth objects larger than 459 feet, which is roughly the size at which an asteroid could take out a city, or ...
On its own, Earth would shift toward another ice age in about 10,000 years, scientists say. But humanity's greenhouse gas emissions may have radically shifted the climate's trajectory.
When you look at your surrounding environment, it might seem like you’re living on a flat plane. After all, this is why you ...