A minor earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.4 struck Northern California on Tuesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 6:48 a.m. Pacific time about 5 ...

Astronomers have discovered a flattened structure of matter around the Milky Way that explains the unusual motion of nearby galaxies.

Europa is not supposed to look the way it does. Jupiter's icy moon is scarred by a chaotic patchwork of fractured terrain, crisscrossed ridges, and disrupted surface regions that suggest something ...

New research using Cassini data suggests Titan may not have a global ocean, but small warm water pockets hidden deep in its ...

DIY enthusiast and comedian Katy French defies gravity and common sense to craft a bohemian hanging shelf that only looks like it cost more than a sandwich.

Earth’s gravity has a lot to do with what people think is up and what is down. Things fall down toward the ground, but that direction depends on where you are.

In this spirit of rigorous worldbuilding, we just published a new study where we merged the disparate disciplines of literary worldbuilding and climate modelling. We used complex computer programs – ...

One of the defining features of George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones is the unpredictable and prolonged seasons of Westeros. This unique climatic feature is not just backstory. It’s a crucial plot ...

A colossal underwater waterfall between Iceland and Greenland dwarfs every waterfall on land and plays a hidden role in Earth’s climate system.

Highlights: Uranium and High-Grade REE Mineralization at Surface : Significant REE mineralization grades associated with varying uranium ...

And in one of the most remote corners of the planet, beneath Antarctica, gravity is at its weakest. In a new study published ...

A team of geophysicists has traced the origins of Earth’s most extreme gravitational anomaly, a vast depression beneath ...