Forty years ago, Voyager 2 flew past Uranus and observed radiation levels that defied explanation. Now, scientists may ...

Susan Trumbore, a professor of earth system science at the University of California, Irvine, who simultaneously teaches Ph.D ...

The specific lessons and topics addressed in the chapters include climate change, vaccinations, cultural diversity, ...

Life on Earth may exist thanks to an incredible stroke of luck — a chemical sweet spot that most planets miss during their ...

The latest asteroid to pass by the Earth will be back in a few years — it's not coming for us, but it may be on a collision course with the moon.

As much as 45 oceans’ worth of hydrogen may be in Earth’s core, scientists reported, suggesting most of Earth’s water was acquired during the planet’s formation.

The University at Buffalo announced Tuesday that two scientists have been selected for a NASA satellite mission to help alleviate natural disasters. Sophie Nowicki and Beata ...

There have been great sci-fi shows, but many of the genre's best, like Babylon 5, Continuum, and Fringe, completely fall ...

What: UC Berkeley researchers complete a comprehensive scientific analysis of the SETI@home archive, identifying ...

People in poor countries often get little or no warning about floods, storms and other deadly weather. Local efforts are changing that, and saving lives.

A recent study points to an exciting possibility: that Uranus's moon Miranda, located in the far reaches of our solar system, may harbor a hidden ocean and life.

An experiment to quantify the amount of the universe’s lightest element in Earth’s core suggests that the planet’s water has mostly been here since the beginning ...