The costs of such an endeavor would be extremely high, while the potential payoffs would be uncertain.
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The Earth that exists today wasn’t formed simultaneously with the Sun and the other planets. In some ways, we’re quite a latecomer.
If we’re going to discuss oceanography and climate change, we should at least identify the currents correctly.
A new method of mapping migration factors in erratic movements and changing climate.
All across the Universe, planets come in a wide variety of sizes, masses, compositions, and temperatures. And most have rain and snow.
New research finds that dinosaurs were already adapted to living in cold climates before the end-Triassic mass extinction. But how?
Virtually all the statistical methods researchers commonly use assume potential mating partners decide who they will have children with based on a roll of the dice.
This minimalist map unties Asia’s mountainous geography, centered on the “Pamir Knot.”
The outer planets’ clouds hide the weirdness within.
As the Sun ages, it loses mass, causing Earth to spiral outward in its orbit. Will that cool the Earth down, or will other effects win out?
The mountain can generate lenticular clouds, which may contribute to its supernatural reputation.
The detection of two celestial interlopers careening through our solar system has scientists eagerly anticipating more.
Lake Baikal holds nearly one-fourth of Earth’s fresh surface water and is the most scientifically interesting lake on our planet.
Ocean fertilization is extremely controversial, but if done correctly, it just might work.
This is a great improvement over the typical brew time of 12 to 18 hours.
Since the time of Galileo, Saturn’s rings have remained an unexplained mystery. A new idea may have finally solved the longstanding puzzle.
The ANITA experiment found cosmic rays shooting out of Antarctica. One interpretation claims “parallel Universes,” but is that right?
We rightly celebrate Winston Churchill as one of the world’s greatest leaders — but for all the wrong reasons.
Technology goes in directions we can never predict — so we must be prepared to limit the spread of unintended consequences.
Ryan Condal, who worked in pharmaceutical advertising before Hollywood, talks with Big Think about imposter syndrome, “precrastination,” and Westeros lore.
A chemist explains the real reason your family dinner is such a risky ordeal.
The best of all investor attributes is easily attained — and unbeatable in combination with other advantages.
Total eclipses are a product of a strange and almost eerie cosmic coincidence — one that makes Earth an even rarer world in the galaxy and, by proxy, in the Universe.
At the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society in Michigan, retrieving sunken vessels is the order of the day. Here’s how they do it.
The most unique interloper into our Solar System has a natural explanation that fits perfectly — no aliens required.
The answer is set to change in the year 2113, a recent estimate suggests.
Many impact craters on Earth have been erased thanks to wind, water, and plate tectonics. But scientists have clever ways to find them.
Water on Mars is key for human survival on the Red Planet, not just for drinking but for growing food and making fuel and oxygen.
We don’t know what causes Miyake events, but these great surges of energy can help us understand the past — while posing a threat to our future.
Hundreds of millions of animals get killed for meat every day.