You put on your shoes, tie them as firmly as possible, but soon after the laces come undone. Now scientists think they know what causes one of life’s knotty problems.
Jupiter is famous for its Great Red Spot, a storm twice the diameter of Earth that rages on the gas giant’s surface. Now, researchers have found that it has a second great spot, almost as large – this one, a Great Cold Spot caused by the planet’s …
(CNN) NASA will present new discoveries about the ocean worlds in our solar system on Thursday, the agency announced. Learning more about ocean worlds could help in the agency’s quest for life beyond Earth.
Volcanic eruptions have been big penguin killers in the Antarctic over the past several thousand years, according to a new study that used penguin poop to track population booms and busts in the region.
Like The Atlantic? Subscribe to The Atlantic Daily, our free weekday email newsletter. At about the same moment that millions of Americans sat staring at their television or laptop or phone—watching the results from the presidential election stream …
If you’ve ever wanted to see Earth orbit in stunningly real high-def, here’s your chance. On Wednesday, April 26th, you can watch the first 4K livestream from the International Space Station 250 miles above the Earth.
The new report from leading U.S. scientists shines a spotlight on how the research enterprise as a whole creates incentives that can be detrimental to good research.
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr. 12 (ANI): Mars has electrically charged metal atoms (ions) high in its atmosphere, according to new results from NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft.
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