Interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is passing Earth. Scientists have studied using nuclear explosions to deflect comets. The goal is not to destroy but to vaporize surface material. This process, called ...

New research reveals how powerful coronal mass ejections may have been essential to the rise of life on planet Earth.

Earth's systems are nearing tipping points that could plunge the planet into a "hothouse" regime — but there's still time to ...

The Star Wars franchise famously takes place in a galaxy far, far away, but does Earth factor into things? We have an answer ...

Creator and entrepreneur Hank Green, known for his YouTube videos on channels such as Crash Course and SciShow, will speak at ...

Stella visits her family's auto shop for a crash course in mechanics. New ‘unusual’ side effect of weight-loss drugs becoming more common, research suggests 'Did what he does': Leafs winger William ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Tomorrow, Donald Trump is expected to announce a significant aid package for soy ...

About 4.6 billion years ago, the Solar System formed from a cloud of dust and gas collapsing in on itself due to gravity. The Sun, planets, and eventually Earth formed out of the cloud. But when did ...

Jacob Shaul is the kind of rising high school student who spends Saturdays playing chess and devours books by Malcom Gladwell and Angela Duckworth. He can just as readily explain the principles of ...

After mulling several different solutions, scientists have devised an unconventional method to stop the “city killer” space rock from hitting the moon — by blowing it up with nukes.

Dozens of climate founders, startup employees, investors and consultants from around the world joined Megan Fraser and Lucia Schweigert on Wednesday morning to figure out how they could communicate ...

It’s 8:00 a.m. in Los Angeles and Mark Laita’s already been up for five hours. If you’re one of the over 6.6 million who subscribe to his YouTube channel, Soft White Underbelly, you’ve witnessed the ...