"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers ...

A 54-pound (25-kilogram) rock. Estimated auction price: $2 million to $4 million. Why so expensive? It's the largest piece of ...

The banks of the Dead Sea are the lowest point on dry land but not the deepest point on Earth's surface. That distinction ...

For decades, he tended a SoHo loft filled with dirt, made by the conceptual artist Walter De Maria. People made pilgrimages ...

As Earth spins faster than it has in decades, atomic clocks are catching the difference, and shorter days are on the horizon.

On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth ...

FX is teasing "Alien Earth - The Official Podcast," its upcoming podcast to accompany the release of its new series "Alien: ...

Something strange happens to water as it moves through the stems of horsetail plants – and this unique process provides ...

Shares of the little-known mining company soared on Thursday on news that the Pentagon would become the largest shareholder.

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The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond ...