Beyond supporting life, shallow ice on Mars may also help scientists understand the planet’s history and potential for past life. Ice layers could preserve ancient atmospheric gases or organic ...

NASA's Curiosity rover explored Mars' Gale Crater, finding "boxwork" patterns and evidence of ancient waterways, providing clues about the red planet's watery past.

During Earth’s ancient global glaciation, known as “Snowball Earth,” scientists propose that life may have survived in meltwater ponds scattered atop the icy surface. Credit: Shutterstock Modern-day ...

NASA's Curiosity rover has captured the first detailed images of a section of Mars that scientists believe offers strong evidence of the planet’s watery past. According to NASA, the red planet once ...

This could have an immediate impact on global warming. In fact, research has shown that if we act fast to apply all existing technologies to cut methane emissions from all sectors, we could slow the ...

Close-up images of a region of Mars scientists had previously only seen from orbit have revealed “dramatic evidence” of where water once flowed on the Red Planet.

Global warming is a symptom of Earth’s energy imbalance, which is a measure of the difference between the total amount of heat reaching Earth from the sun, and the amount radiating back into space.

Chinese scientists push for cubesat swarm mission to fly by infamous asteroid Apophis China could launch a mission involving multiple flybys of asteroid Apophis with a swarm of cubesats when the ...

Sustainable Building US warming up to geothermal: ‘It’s hot everywhere underground’ But even at one of the largest US geothermal projects, located near Austin, Texas, the upfront cost can be a barrier ...

Curiosity Mars rover turns 10 NASA's Curiosity rover has captured the first close-up images of a part of Mars that scientists say provide evidence of how water once flowed on the red planet.

Researchers are chasing storms across multiple states to collect and study hailstones to better understand storm behavior. Their findings could reveal how climate change may impact future hail ...

Orcas were spotted using kelp as a grooming tool on each other, the first known use of tools among cetaceans for something other than hunting prey.