Environment
Webb Pointed at the Helix Nebula and Captured the Sun’s Distant Future
About 650 light-years from Earth, a dying star has been slowly exhaling its outer layers…
Articles by Dr. Lauren Mitchell
Environment
ESA Tracked Spain’s Brutal Storms From Space and Found a Pattern Worth Worrying About
More than 500 millimeters of rain fell in a single day near Grazalema in Cádiz,…
Environment
A 2013 Mars Drill Hole Just Gave Scientists Clues They Cannot Explain
A drill hole made in 2013 is suddenly one of the most talked-about spots in…
Environment
Mars Atmosphere Is Quietly Building Toxic Chemicals Without Stopping
Mars has long been imagined as a silent, frozen wasteland — a place where nothing…
Environment
What Stephen Hawking Believed About Calm Minds Stays With You
One of the most recognized scientific minds of the modern era built his legacy not…
Environment
Switzerland Built a Second Country Under the Alps and Few Noticed
More than 1,400 tunnels. Over 2,000 kilometers of carved rock. A hidden network so vast…
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A 15-Meter Creature Found 6,000 Meters Down Left Scientists Rarely Speechless
Six thousand meters beneath the surface of the ocean, where no sunlight reaches and the…
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Carl Sagan’s View of the Cosmos Still Challenges Human Pride Today
More than 500 million people in 60 countries watched Carl Sagan explain the cosmos through…
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Alaskan Dream Cruises Shut Down Just Before the Season — Travelers Left Waiting
Just weeks before Alaska’s cruise season was set to begin, one of the state’s most…
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The SR-71 Blackbird Left Japan on Saturday and Landed on Friday
What if a plane landed before it ever took off — at least according to…