Hello, readers! Let’s talk about a term that’s been used, and often misused, in the media recently: the polar vortex. 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 ...

Humans have been making maps for as long as they’ve been exploring the Earth. Some of their cartographic maps went on to ...

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

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

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 ...

A new moon occurs when the moon is directly between Earth and the sun, with its shadowed side pointing towards us. You can see a new moon when it crosses the face of the sun during a solar eclipse.

“Wow! I was reading your email (as I always do anything coming from MOTHER EARTH NEWS) and thinking how great it was that you would send an update of when particular vegetables could be sown or ...

For 45 years, the Alien movie franchise has seen the Xenomorphs terrorize poor groups of humans on various spaceships and planets (most recently in the 2024 movie Alien: Romulus), but now the iconic ...

Alien: Earth is coming up this summer, and we know it's going to be a scary ride. The first-ever TV show in the sci-fi franchise is set to channel the horror vibes of Ridley Scott's Alien as the ...