Astronomers are ready to search for the fingerprints of life in faraway planetary atmospheres. But first, they need to know ...

Antarctica’s total ice volume is now estimated at 27.17 million cubic kilometers (6.52 million cubic miles). The ice sheet ...

The saying goes that thick thighs save lives ... video game companies to widen their net to appeal to gamers around the world. Take Sony's shift to bringing games to the PC, something that ...

President Trump keeps saying he wants to “get” Greenland. On Tuesday, Greenland votes for a new parliament that could shape ...

KS2 Geography. Biomes. A short video for pupils aged 7 to 11 investigating two of Earth's major biomes - savannahs and ...

However, even if you have the best gear in the world, it’s always best to address ... blade and ice-crushing teeth to make quick work of thick or thin ice, and its plow-like bristle broom ...

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) is mapping millions of celestial objects to better understand dark energy—the ...

A new map indicates swathes of the northeast will be covered as visibility is predicted to drop as low as 50 metres. There are warnings of slower journey times and delays to bus and train services ...

The largest-ever three-dimensional map of the cosmos, plotting out some 15 million celestial objects, could help reveal the ultimate fate of the universe. Astrophysicists know that the universe is ...

San Juan, Puerto Rico — Authorities in Puerto Rico are searching for a tourist from Wisconsin they say got lost in the dense tropical rain forest of El Yunque in the U.S. territory's east ...