Evidence is mounting that the same basic chemistry that made Earth habitable is unfolding, or once unfolded, on Mars. From complex organics to minerals linked with microbial activity, the Red Planet ...

While Earth was famously hit by a meteor that killed off the dinosaurs, many others have also hit our planet, many of them leaving huge scars in their wake.

A very popular natural attraction in the United States has been closed to the public. And it won’t be open again for a few years’ time. Announced last year via publications such as The Weather Channel ...

Chipzilla’s laptop part has managed a backwards step. Intel’s Core Ultra 7 155H “Meteor Lake” just got a nasty reminder that “progress” on Linux is not guaranteed. Phoronix reran its… Chipzilla’s ...

This past week, nonagenarian Don Kelsey — a retired educator and handyman — visited Lowell Observatory with family and friends to introduce them to an old friend whose story threads through some of ...

Join WALKIN’ WEST host Steve Weldon for a hike around America’s deepest, bluest lake, Crater Lake. Join WALKIN’ WEST host Steve Weldon for a hike around America’s deepest and bluest lake, Crater Lake.

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

Because of Earth’s weathering climate and shifting tectonics, impact craters regularly disappear from the Earth’s geologic record. Scientists in China found an impact crater that formed during the ...

Scientists have discovered a massive asteroid impact crater in China. The bowl-shaped depression is some 900 meters wide—more than eight times the length of a football field. In a paper published last ...

On a radiant July afternoon, a pair of scientists hung their heads off the side of a boat and peered into the brilliant blue water of a lake known for its clarity. They were watching for the exact ...

A quiet hillside in southern China holds the mark of something that arrived with enormous force from far beyond our planet. The Jinlin crater, tucked into the low mountains of Guangdong Province, ...