"It shows that Makemake is not an inactive remnant of the outer solar system, but a dynamic body where methane ice is still evolving." ...

Caltech researchers have developed a new simulation of the hydrological cycle on Jupiter, modeling how water vapor condenses into clouds and falls as rain throughout the giant planet's swirled, ...

UC Riverside researchers reveal how the planet is on track to cool to extreme temperatures within 100,000 years due to a dysfunctional "feedback loop" of carbon burial.

For decades, scientists engaged in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) have probed the galaxy for signs of artificial radio transmissions. Beginning with Project Ozma in 1960, ...

The circle of nature isn’t always reflected in the circle of consumer products, too many of which take a one-way journey to landfill.

UC Riverside researchers have discovered a piece that was missing in previous descriptions of the way Earth recycles its carbon. As a result, they believe that global warming can overcorrect into an ...

New research shows warming events can, under certain conditions, trigger long-term cooling strong enough to resemble past ice ages.

TerraCycle takes the items that local recycling centers cannot recycle, from razors to food wrappers to Swiffer pads. Here's how it works.

A collection of quick thoughts on the many, many PC games I saw and played at Gamescom (but never managed to preview in full).

New observations suggest that the dwarf planet Makemake is surrounded by faintly glowing methane gas. Scientists are unsure if the gas is contained within a wispy atmosphere or being ejected into ...

Vegan innovator and Miyoko Schinner isn’t your typical cheesemonger. The founder and former CEO of Petaluma’s vegan Miyoko’s Creamery, she’s now on a mission to share her ...

The JWST has found evidence of auroras and clouds in the atmosphere of the giant rogue planet SIMP-0136, but the causes must be very different from anything we see within the Solar System. When ...