The Soviet Union launched the spacecraft known as Kosmos-482 in 1972, one of a series of Venus missions. But it never made it ...

Depending on the map projection used, the size of continents can be quite distorted - and a map showing the true size of each ...

Spring fieldwork got off to a good start in some portions of the upper Midwest in mid-late April; however, conditions in ...

Maps have been around since humans could communicate through drawings to describe the location of a specific place. Some of ...

A new study reveals how climate change has altered growing conditions for the world's five major crops over the past half century and is reshaping agriculture. The impacts corroborate climate models ...

Even though archaeological and scientific tools have discovered much about these ancient civilizations, including facts about ...

Eta Aquarid meteors and northern lights will peak tonight, offering skywatchers across the US a rare celestial show.

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is known for its fast fireballs, which occur as Earth passes through the rubble left by ...

A groundbreaking DNA study reveals how genetic mutations pass through generations, offering new insights into disease and ...

A satellite conceived at the University of Sheffield and developed by British academics and engineers is set to become the first in the world to measure the condition of the Earth's forests from ...

A warm blob of water in the North Atlantic is an ominous sign that a system of currents that regulate the planet's climate could be weakening.