Scientists have drawn up the most accurate map of Antarctica, offering background to the continent’s response to climate change.

Gravity may seem constant, but it actually varies across the planet—and one of the strangest places is Antarctica, where gravity is slightly weaker than expected. Scientists have traced this “gravity ...

New images of Uranus show the planet in blue, the upper atmosphere in red, auroras in lighter red spots and rings in white. ESA / Webb, NASA, CSA, STScI, P. Tiranti, H. Melin, M. Zamani (ESA / Webb) ...

The “gravity hole” formed at least 70 million years ago after convection in Earth’s mantle. The weak gravity could impact our ...

Antarctica’s frozen frontier is retreating, and the scale is far greater than many realize. Over the last several years, ...

From above, Antarctica looks simple. Just a massive white continent at the bottom of the world. Endless ice. Endless cold. For centuries, explorers and ...

HELSINKI, March 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly a quarter of Antarctica's coast-reaching glaciers are in retreat, shedding the equivalent of one Greater Los Angeles every three years, according to a ...

NASA's upcoming EDGE satellite mission, led by UC San Diego, uses lasers to deliver unprecedented 3D mapping of Earth.

At more than 60 kilometers per second relative to the Sun, 3I/ATLAS did not arrive quietly. The object is only the third confirmed visitor from beyond the solar system, and its passage has turned into ...

The planet Uranus is finally revealing some of its best-hidden phenomena, thanks to a completely new mapping of its upper ...

Launched three decades ago, the Great Backyard Bird Count mobilizes citizen scientists to monitor bird populations and ...

Explore unbelievable places in Idaho that feel almost unreal from crystal clear lakes to dramatic mountains and breathtaking ...