Though the exact length of a "stadia" is unknown, his measurement is thought to be accurate to within one percent of the ...

Harvard physics professor and author John E. Huth discussed his new book, “A Sense of Space,” which explores the interaction ...

At minus decibels, visitors have reported being able to hear the blood pumping through their veins and arteries.

How can we reverse the effects of climate change in under 30 years? Read this solutions-focused book from Eric Holthaus with us this October. The Future Earth brings together a range of topics, ...

About ten years ago, science writer Ferris Jabr started contemplating Earth as a living planet rather than a planet with life on it. It began when he learned that the Amazon rainforest doesn't simply ...

Max Telford translated the technical effort behind studying evolution into a relatable story for every reader in The Tree of ...

So you've still got some stockings to stuff? Any science lovers on your list? Are they avid readers, interested in the history of life on Earth or the search for the giant squid? In this hour of ...

How thick is Earth’s atmosphere? Sorry, that’s a bit of a trick question: Our planet’s air simply gets thinner with altitude, fading away to nothingness ...

There are three things that I remember from my high-school Earth-science class: the swirling pink cover of the study book designed to help us pass New York State’s year-end test, the football player ...