A rare geological event occurs every 300,000 years or so: the Earth’s magnetic poles flip. The magnetic poles are the two ...

Polar adventurer Alan Chambers has teamed up with climate scientists to see if microplastics and nanoplastics have reached ...

Discover why Antarctica no longer has lush forests with giant ferns and how ancient fires fueled intense volcanic activity.

The robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft has obtained the first images ever taken of our sun's two poles as scientists seek a deeper understanding of Earth's host star, including its magnetic field, its ...

The summer solstice is a moment in space and time during the annual orbit when our tilted planet's Northern Hemisphere points the most toward the sun.

I was looking forward to writing a tribute to clear summer skies and great summer stargazing in the Pacific Northwest.

The summer solstice marks the beginning of astronomical summer each year, typically falling between June 20 and June 22. In meteorology, the official start of the summer season is June 1, marking the ...

At APL, a team is developing portable tech to detect ocean species using eDNA. Their goal: real-time, low-cost monitoring to ...

The Solar Orbiter has captured the first-ever views of the sun's south pole. ESA & NASA / Solar Orbiter / EUI Team, D. Berghmans (ROB), via ESA Standard Licence Though humans have been observing ...

The summer solstice is a moment in space and time during the annual orbit when our tilted planet’s Northern Hemisphere points the most toward the sun.