According to a new study, increasing global temperatures can prevent the planet's soil from acting as a natural "carbon sink." About 55 trillion kilograms of carbon dioxide and greenhouse gasses are expected to be released from the ground into the atmosphere by 2050.
In a new study, scientists claim that tornado outbreaks have now doubled since the 1960s. While researchers still cannot link this environmental phenomena to climate change, they cannot also rule out any possibility.
A Russian cargo supply ship failed to reach the International Space Station and fell to Earth on Thursday December 1. It was filled with 2.5 tons of fuel and supplies. The Russian Progress cargo ship was launched by a Soyuz booster rocket, but a malfunction prevented it from launching into space.
Scientists have revealed that Pluto's famous "heart" is apparently sinking. In a new study, mission scientists suggest another explanation for how this heavy, heart shaped basin formed on the surface of the dwarf planet.
In a new study, astronomers suggest that the presence of decay products in meteorites serve as strong evidence about a low mass supernova explosion that formed the solar system.
The European Space Agency's ExoMars mission has revealed the first of a series of photos of the Red Planet, which was captured by its Trace Gas Orbiter. The Schiaparelli lander may have been destroyed upon touchdown on Mars last month, but ESA's orbiting spacecraft is now providing the most unprecedented views of the alien world.
SpaceX recently signed a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) worth $112 million to launch the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite for the US space agency. Once launched, SWOT will conduct the first-ever worldwide study of the planet's surface water.
During the early 20th century, explorers set out to the South Pole for the first time in history on expeditions. Many died and failed during this Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Now, scientists have recovered hundred years old logbooks and journals to gain historic insight about Antarctic sea ice, revealing that not all are retreating but more like experiencing fluctuating cycles over the decades.
