How Hot Can Earth Get And What Would Happen Next?

For the record, the science ... the Earth get? Unfortunately, there really is no upper limit — but there is a point at which the Earth would become completely uninhabitable, which happens ... Read More

An Engineering Experiment to Cool the Earth

So it won’t get trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere in the ... acute like a heat wave or a stretch of warm weather that would kill coral. But the science is probably too new at this point ... Read More

What we actually know about aliens, according to science

For SETI experts, two arguments grounded in science bolster the ... the past 4 billion years could happen elsewhere. “Otherwise you have to believe that Earth is a miracle. Read More

You don’t have to admit there’s a climate crisis to be fighting climate change

I met some neighbors who refuse to acknowledge climate science and just believe ... If you care about an Earth in balance, you think you’re outnumbered two to one, when the opposite is true. Read More

Look up! DC-area residents take in rare sight of partial solar eclipse

The sky dimmed and a chill blew through as the moon moved into place to partially block the sun on Monday afternoon; spectators at the National Mall in D.C. burst into applause at the sight of a rare ... Read More

The Breathtaking Pace of Antarctic Warming Is Very, Very Worrisome

“Essentially, it is a vicious circle of warming oceans and melting of sea ice, though the root cause is humanity and its continuing burning of fossil fuels and its production of greenhouse gases,” ... Read More

SC's partial solar eclipse is over. When's the next solar eclipse in our lifetime?

Journal and Anderson Independent Mail reporters and photographers will be covering afternoon's partial eclipse. Read More

The Science of Star Wars

Yaszek: Science fiction people love to talk about this thing called the “megatext.” That’s how all the themes and tropes of the genre fit together and get reworked ... effects of the two types cancel ... Read More

Total solar eclipse 2024: Watch video and see photos of the sky spectacle

It's finally here. After years of buildup and anticipation, the Great North American Eclipse will occur today: This afternoon, a total eclipse of the sun will appear in the skies above the U.S., all ... Read More

Women Who Travel Podcast: How Plants Help Us Understand Our Heritage

LA: Jessica's book has 14 stories that take readers all over the world through its plants; Heather in the UK; tea in the Himalayas; or the many different kinds of seaweed in the oceans and cherry ... Read More

Can't get enough of the total solar eclipse or got clouded out? Here are the next ones to watch for

Whether you saw the moon completely block the sun, were foiled by cloudy weather or weren't along the path of Monday's total solar eclipse, there are still more chances to catch a glimpse. Read More

Texas solar eclipse: Totality achieved, eclipse chasers start to head out

The total solar eclipse carved a path across Texas and the Hill Country today. Cloudy weather blocked views for many eclipse chasers. Read More