Scientists have finally confirmed that Earth is wrapped in a subtle but global electric field, a planetary-scale energy ...

Sometimes to truly study something up close, you have to take a step back. That's what Andrea Donnellan does. An expert in ...

On the ISS, viruses can still infect bacteria, but the process slows and pushes both organisms to evolve along different ...

How much fresh water is in the United States? It's a tough question, since most of the water is underground, accessible at varying depths. In previous decades, it's been answered indirectly from data ...

Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests.

A January 2026 Earth–Sun alignment allows measurements of the opposition surge from interstellar object 3I/ATLAS using ...

A small town in California was hit by earthquakes once every 22 years for over a century, setting the stage for a major ...

Social feeds are filling with breathless claims that on 8/12/26, Earth will briefly “turn off” gravity for seven seconds, ...

A “natural history” approach to space exploration would take into account instead developments in the fields of physics, ...

Memorizing seven continents feels settled, like learning the alphabet. A new study argues the ground rules are less tidy.

NASA has announced a target undocking for Crew-11 from the International Space Station on Jan. 14, no earlier than 5 p.m., ...

Abstract: The shipborne quantum gravimeter (SQG) can directly measure absolute gravity values in marine environments. Compared to traditional relative gravimeters, they offer superior stability, ...