Tardigrades, commonly known as water bears, may be better suited by a new name: Tardiguardians of the Galaxy. Unlike the ...

Want to catch a glimpse of the planetary alignment from Arizona? Here's what to know, including a list of official dark sky ...

Despite the dramatic name, these alignments aren’t exceptionally rare. The last six-planet parade occurred in January 2025, ...

The dunes are located in the northern part of Death Valley, near Stovepipe Wells, and they’re one of the most accessible sand dune systems in the entire park. You can literally park your car, walk a ...

Gypsum is a soft, translucent sulfate mineral that allows just enough light to penetrate for photosynthetic organisms to survive inside, while also protecting them from being desiccated or exposed to ...

A "gravity hole" beneath Antarctica is offering scientists a rare glimpse into Earth's deep interior, a dynamic record of slow-moving processes that have been reshaping our planet for tens of millions ...

A lost cache of 250-million-year-old fossils from Australia has rewritten part of the story of life after Earth’s worst mass extinction. Instead of a single marine amphibian species, researchers ...

A regional dust storm on Mars may have played a significant role in the planet's water loss, pushing water vapor high into the atmosphere.

New research shows that an intense regional dust storm transported unusually high amounts of water vapor into Mars’ upper atmosphere, boosting hydrogen escape. The discovery reshapes understanding of ...

Deserts are notoriously dry, so why do so many of them border oceans?