It’s much more complex a question than dividing its mass by the volume of the event horizon. If you want to get a meaningful answer, you have to go deep. If […]
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Only 5-15% of the World Ocean’s floor has been mapped. This herculean effort is set to tackle our planet’s last frontier.
Our planet is rare, precious, and fragile. It’s up to all of us to be its steward. With the advent of rocketry and spaceflight, our cosmic perspective changed forever. The very […]
Sunken nuclear submarines and covert operations against the Soviet Union eventually led to Titanic’s discovery.
The Glen McLaughlin Collection brings together more than 700 historical examples of ‘California as an island’.
We know a lot about what else is out there, but we still don’t know everything. In the quest for life in the Universe, it makes sense to look at […]
This culinary map of Los Angeles proves the city is more than just the world’s movie capital.
They’re positioned as they are for a good reason.
New principled approach helps autonomous underwater vehicles explore the ocean in an intelligent, energy-efficient manner.
Door-to-door brush salesman Norman Hall had a unique way of explaining what his day is like to Dan Pink, author of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. Hall […]
Finding the ingredients for life is a very different prospect than finding the products of life. Perhaps the greatest quest in science today is to find life that originated beyond Earth. […]
Maura O’Connor discusses her new book, Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World.
NASA scientists have discovered three factors that influence Earth’s rotational wobble. Thankfully, while the Earth may wobble, it won’t fall down.
Japan looks to replace China as the primary source of critical metals
Advances in satellite imagery are shining a light.
On Tuesday, eight science-credentialed candidates were elected to the House of Representatives.
We’re more dependent on them than we realize.
For the Pluto fans, another sad state of affairs: your favorite world won’t make it. Nothing on Earth lasts forever, and that’s a truth that even extends to all the objects […]
It has already found several bizarre planets outside of our solar system.
Is it saying too much to say something doesn’t exist when you have no evidence either way?
It’s not a question of could they, but have they? Here’s how we’ll find out. It’s no secret that fragments of asteroids, comets, and other spaceborne objects have been found here […]
Experts say global warming is no longer some future worry. It’s already here.
A new report from the American Meteorological Society shows that Earth’s atmosphere had the highest levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere in 2017 than it’s had in the past 800,000 years.
Carl Sagan—who first coined the term—was tempted to call them “star-tar.”
The distance between the American dream and reality is expressed best through literature.
And does it require the idea of ‘negative gravity’ in order to work? The biggest question that we’re even capable of asking, with our present knowledge and understanding of the Universe, […]
As a result of warming seas, at least 10 types of sharks currently found in warmer areas will likely be found in British waters in coming decades.
It’s the first time humans have landed a spacecraft on the far side of the moon.
Scientists have been probing our solar system for extraterrestrial life.