Hidden deep in Kazakhstan's remote steppe lies a valley filled with massive, perfectly round stone spheres. These ancient ...

In today's fast paced world it is all too easy to be dismissive of pre-modern attempts at learning. The Maragha Observatory ...

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The crew-swap mission will enable NASA’s Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to return to Earth from the International Space ...

Weather can be as unpredictable as it is fascinating. From the gentle patter of rain to the ferocity of thunderstorms, the ...

For as long as I can remember, I have felt drawn to creatures often described as uncharismatic: deep-sea fish; an ugly bunch ...

Scientists have found a new way to navigate beams of light through dynamic scattering media, such as the turbulent atmosphere ...

The relationship between topography and the terrestrial water cycle has been documented for thousands of years, yet there is ...

Under a high-emissions scenario, this could mean a sharp reduction in the amount of satellites that can safely operate in low Earth orbit by 2100 – putting significant limitations on what humanity can ...

Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds. Part of the greenhouse effect that warms the ...

Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...

Over the last few weeks, both Ukraine and Russia have launched their biggest drone strikes of the entire war, signalling a ...