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Is Earth's inner core solid or liquid? While the inner core is extremely hot, experts have known that it is solid for many ...
July 9 could be the shortest day of your life as the Earth's accelerating rotation is expected to make today fly by quicker ...
Grades 9-12 Learn about the cause of sunburns, in this video from NOVA’s Gross Science series. Sunlight is made up of many types of radiation: infrared, visible, and ultraviolet (UV). UV radiation can ...
Recent research conducted by an international team of scientists from Utrecht University, the UK, and the US has resulted in ...
The Alien franchise has always been terrifying, intense, and mysterious. But now, with Alien: Earth, we’re finally going beyond the monsters.
Sea level on Earth has been rising and falling ever since there was water on the planet. Scientists were already able to use ...
The spacecraft now almost tips upside down relative to Mars to give its radar the best view. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ...
While the Sun appears placid to the naked eye, it is a roiling sphere of ionized gas or plasma, shaped by powerful magnetic ...
Chemical fingerprints from volcanic rock offer hints of what’s happening in the mantle below the area where three rift zones ...
Shukla spent time on the myogenesis study, closely examining how space weakens muscles. He collected samples and observed the ...
In the state of Oregon, the Painted Hills offer a quieter but no less fascinating example of natural colour layering. The ...
The thick, mineral-rich layers of clay found on Mars suggest that the Red Planet harbored potentially life-hosting ...