Clouds play an important role in determining the current and future temperature and global warming rate of the Earth. They simultaneously cool the Earth by reflecting sunlight and warm the planet by ...
A rocky exoplanet outside the Earth's solar system may have an atmosphere, according to new evidence gathered by NASA ...
TRAPPIST-1e, an Earth-sized world in the system’s habitable zone, is drawing scientific attention as researchers hunt for ...
Three scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography will be honored by the American Geophysical Union (AGU ...
Some 4.6 billion years ago, Earth was nothing like the gentle blue planet we know today. Frequent and violent celestial impacts churned its surface and interior into a seething ocean of magma—an ...
Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, with the help of the world’s most powerful telescope, ventures through the Milky Way and into the universe beyond, on the hunt for alien worlds.
Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock begins her search for extraterrestrial life with an exploration of our nearest neighbour, and ...
Little is known about the long-destroyed moon-forming planet, Theia. But it may have been born in the inner solar system—just like Earth—a new study suggests ...
In a world where extreme goals are pursued with unwavering ambition, OWNTOP offers a scientifically-backed pathway to success. Founded by Dr. Irina Zelenkova, a renowned hypoxia expert and sports ...
High levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide intensify climate change, but high carbon dioxide levels can also stimulate plant growth. Plant growth removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, partially ...
Roughly four and a half billion years ago the planet Theia slammed into Earth, destroying Theia, melting large fractions of Earth’s mantle and ejecting a huge debris disk that later formed the moon.
If you've ever wondered why we are here, then you can thank Jupiter for part of the answer. A new study from Rice University suggests that if it weren't for the gas giant, the Earth would have ...