A massive American web of orbiting missile interceptors could in theory protect the U.S. from an all-out Russian nuclear ...

When it comes to layered quantum materials, current understanding only scratches the surface; so demonstrates a new study ...

A new study of decades worth of seismogram data shows that the surface of Earth’s iron and nickel core is more malleable than ...

Those tiny colorful dinosaur toys that grow bigger underwater might hold the key to protecting astronauts as they journey through space.

Scientists have identified water as one of the most effective materials for blocking radiation. Water is dense and contains ...

For a long time, scientists thought the Earth's inner core was a solid ball of metal, sort of like a planet within a planet ...

Learn how forces deep underground generate a protective bubble between us and space.

A nuclear electromagnetic pulse (EMP) strike could cripple the U.S. electrical grid and other critical infrastructure for months, an expert warned.

Could our solar system have been temporarily exposed to an enhanced flux of cosmic-rays at some point in the ancient past?

Over 40,000 years ago, Earth's magnetic field pulled a switcheroo, flipping its poles in a dramatic shift known as the ...

NASA is closely monitoring an anomaly in Earth’s magnetic field located between South America and southwestern Africa.

A 42,000-year-old tree reveals Earth’s last magnetic pole flip, exposing the planet to deadly radiation. Scientists warn a ...