Venus is often called Earth’s twin, but the two planets evolved into dramatically different worlds. Scientists believe the explanation may lie in the planet’s geology and the absence of key geographic ...

NASA has selected two scientists from the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics at the University of Colorado Boulder to be part of an astrobiology task force.

Scientists have drawn up the most accurate map of Antarctica, offering background to the continent’s response to climate change.

Beyond that, in the decades to come, we might be able to see the colours of an exoplanet’s surface, and determine if plant life might be present there. And then we can search for changes in a planet’s ...

Wildly fluctuating temperatures, punishing verticality and brushes with carnivores – Duncan Craig takes on the ‘Big Ditch’.

Swamps have a long reputation for danger, and much of it is well-founded. Beyond the thick vegetation and heavy humidity, these wetlands store massive amounts of carbon, release methane gas, support ...

A fresh examination of radar data for Venus obtained by NASA’s Magellan spacecraft in the 1990s indicates the presence of a large underground cavity created by a lava flow, the first subsurface ...

Tucked away in Death Valley National Park, the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes rise up to 100 feet high, creating a landscape so dramatically beautiful that your brain might temporarily forget how to process ...

Fruita’s location makes it an ideal stop for anyone traveling through western Colorado. It’s just minutes from Grand Junction and right off Interstate 70, so you can easily add it to your itinerary ...

On the southeastern coast of Anglesey, an island off the coast of mainland Wales, lies a little town with a big name.