Throughout the world, extreme weather is driving a growing death toll, exacting billions in damage, threatening food and ...

Uranus has the craziest tilt in your Solar System. Its tilt is about ninety-eight degrees. That means its north pole is ...

Sea-based launches are hitting their stride. That could lead to a lot more space missions with a lot less red tape.

Spring - brought on by the March equinox - is only a few weeks away. You can also count down the days to spring in real time.

There's snow in the forecast, but spring - brought on by the March equinox - is a few weeks away. You can count down the days to spring in real time.

Leader, columnist Orville Moe, writer of “In a science-minded world, a reason to thank God,” says: “… thank God for all his gifts to us on this small and insignificant planet ...

The part of the world where we live lies exactly halfway between Earth’s equator and the North Pole. Mid-latitude locations like Minnesota’s feature distinct seasons in which the ...

There's an imaginary line that runs around my middle ... the seven continents and five oceans of the Earth, and also where the Equator, Northern and Southern Hemispheres and the North and South ...

Our planet's interior is much too deep and hot to explore with probes, so scientists rely on seismic waves to understand and model its structure. Seismic waves are shock waves tha ...

Saturn’s brilliant rings are disappearing—at least they are from our perspective here on Earth. The normally broad rings presently appear much slimmer than usual, almost like a line across the ...

The grand old oak stands with her arms reaching upward to the sky bare of leaves like a lady in waiting. The snow and winds have left her void of ...