A secret Cold War drilling operation for a project meant to house nuclear weapons produced some samples that scientists are still learning from today.
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Wind farms are regarded as being better for the environment than fossil fuels, but one farm is impacting the local climate in surprising ways.
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Diamonds are known to be the most scratch-resistant substance on Earth, but if you were to hit a diamond hard enough with a hammer, it would shatter.
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Time is one of those things we all take for granted, but beyond clocks and the movement of the sun and stars, is there such a thing as objective time?
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Finding sources of clean energy is paramount if we're to curb our fossil fuel use, and Japan has found a unique way involving neither wind nor solar.
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The climate is changing, and not just in the Arctic or at the coasts. Some cities in the US are set to turn into deserts if we don't change anything.
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The sediment sample studied in this documentary was unearthed at a Cold War-era military camp in Greenland, with a secret from 400,000 years ago.
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If you've ever watched a space launch (and you should, it's awesome) you might have wondered why there were black and white squares on the rockets.
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Starlink has brought fast internet to places cable never reached, but it isn’t perfect. Here’s what owners say frustrates them most about the service.
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The Sahara Desert might seem like the perfect place to build a massive solar farm, but research suggests that doing so might have broad consequences.
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NASA commissioned a chemist in 2008 to recreate the smell of space on Earth to help train astronauts to differentiate it from something more dangerous.
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The ongoing push to build new data centers for artificial intelligence hit the realities of environmental protection in Finland. Locals call it 'arrogance.'
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Astronomers haven't seen this possible moon directly, but they have spotted signs of its gravity at work, and the object doesn't fit neatly into a category.
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Florida has spent years trying to get invasive pythons out of the Everglades. Researchers just put a 150-pound one back, and they did it on purpose.
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These planets, called the 'Gozilla of Earths' are theorized to be up to 17 times more massive than our homeworld. But new research is questioning that data.
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Researchers have been stumped for decades by a physics theory that appeared to cap the efficiency of solar panels. But a team in Spain may have an answer.
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A newly spotted object beyond Neptune could join Pluto among the dwarf planets. Astronomers are still working out just how large this distant world is.
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Solar panels face some interesting and unique challenges, and one was tackled head-on by a teenager's invention.
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NASA hoped to save Swift and test a way to extend other satellites' lives in the process. The rescue craft made it to space, but couldn't finish the job.
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Cloning is no longer a piece of science fiction, it's happening right now, in China, for a very specific reason.
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Considering Tesla for home solar power? Explore the factors that affect installation costs, long-term value, and whether its rooftop options fit your needs.
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An EU-backed satellite network will extend connectivity to areas that are poorly served by broadband internet, just as Starlink does.
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Rocket Lab (one of SpaceX's competitors) has designed a new solar cell that matches the efficiency of existing cells while removing a key bottleneck.
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Microplastics are a major problem we have to tackle, but one Irish teen has invented a biodegradable plastic that destroys ambient microplastics.
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A bold experiment between the U.S. and Japan could change how cell tower networks reach remote areas, raising big questions about the future of mobile coverage.
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Rechargeable batteries are amazing and let us travel anywhere with our laptops, but the battery barrel effect could be eating into their life.
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The U.S. has long relied on overseas lithium processing. A new project in Texas aims to change that by getting battery material from an unlikely place.
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