Long before nanotechnology existed, Richard Feynman explained how atoms could store huge amounts of information in microscopic spaces.

Rising sea levels are slowing Earth’s rotation, lengthening how long an average day lasts. And the current rate of increase to a single average day—1.33 additional milliseconds per century—is ...

Oxygen isotope analysis of lunar soil shows meteorites delivered only a limited amount of water to the Earth–Moon system after about 4 billion years ago.

Students in Greece will revive Eratosthenes' calculation of the Earth’s radius and circumference, a remarkable experiment in science.

Climate change is lengthening our days because rising sea levels slow Earth's rotation. Researchers from the University of Vienna and ETH Zurich now show that the current increase in day length—1.33 ...

Finding Earth-like planets orbiting sun-like stars and identifying signs of life such as oxygen or water is a major goal in ...

The intersection of science and liberty has evolved over the years and continues to do so, drawing on the works of earlier scientists. Purdue President Mung Chiang sat down with Timothy Ferris, ...

The Amazon rainforest is so big that it makes its own climate. As they photosynthesise and transpire, its billions of trees collectively produce enough moisture to form clouds. These, by some ...

Surprise, surprise: all that climate stuff scientists have been warning us about is coming back to bite us. And by us, of course, we mean all of humanity. “Research shows that several Earth system ...

A new global map reveals rare earthquakes deep in Earth’s mantle, offering an unexpected window into the hidden dynamics that shape our planet from below. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Scientists have ...

Researchers were once unsure whether mantle earthquakes existed. Now they have a global map of this mysterious phenomenon. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...