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Scientists have explained everything that might happen to the two 'stranded' NASA astronauts' bodies when they finally return ...

But eclipses aren't only an entertaining astronomical show — they have practical implications for science, too. While eclipses might've inspired fear in many ancient civilizatio ...

If all the Earth's land ice melted, sea levels would rise over 200 feet. Here's what would that mean for the United States' coastlines. Alex Kuzoian contributed reporting to an earlier version of ...

The Earth is really, really old. Over 4 1/2 billion years old, in fact. How do we begin to comprehend a number that large? It helps to put it on a more fathomable scale. Watch to see where Earth's ...

Rivers on Earth carve winding paths through landscapes, shaping the terrain over time. At first glance, their meandering curves may seem similar to those formed by lava or ice. However, a new study ...

On December 12, 1901, Marconi attempted to send the first radio signals across the Atlantic Ocean, in spite of predictions that the radio waves would be lost as the earth curved over that long ...

They travel through the Earth in curved paths, but they change direction suddenly when they pass through the boundary between substances in different states. The diagrams show what happens when P ...

Segall explores the influence of variations in rock character and type, gravity, topography, Earth curvature and crack-like faults. In many cases the simplest models may suffice. But Segall notes ...