The nature writer has collaborated with musicians Delia Stevens and Will Pound on a reimagining of Holst’s ‘The Planets’ ...

A decade of observations of four planets around the young planetary system V1298 Tau revealed a rare, long-sought missing link in planet formation.

Based at Concordia Station in Antarctica, the Ice Memory Sanctuary will preserve glacial ice cores for centuries to come.

Julia Child's shredded potato gratin blends the best of rösti and potatoes au gratin. A simple sauce of cream, eggs, cheese, ...

It's an unusual technique that's simple enough for anyone to try.

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The Earth channels cosmic power in the form of solar energy. The coming winter superstorm shows just what havoc that power ...

Explore four hypothetical worlds that could be more suitable for humans than Earth, based on current research and simulations ...

Our planet is unique for its ability to sustain abundant life. From studies of the rock record, scientists believe life had already emerged on Earth at least 3.5 billion years ago and probably much ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising mechanism that may explain how Earth cooled dramatically after the age of dinosaurs.

A pull in the right direction ...

Astronomers have long searched for life within a rather narrow ring around a star, the "habitable zone," where a planet ...