Layers of volcanic rock in Eastern Oregon, the Willamette Valley and the Columbia Basin have created fertile soil for farming ...
A series of rocks hiding around Colorado's Rocky Mountains may hold clues to a frigid period in Earth's past when glaciers several miles thick covered the entire planet.
The volcanic layers in the Northwest could hold megatons of planet-warming emissions but the infrastructure needed for that ...
Voyager 2's visit to Uranus may have left us with the complete wrong impression of the ice giant for nearly 40 years, ...
Scientists have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a dead star 4,000 light years from here, giving us a humbling glimpse into Earth's likely fate.Published in Nature Astronomy, the planet, ...
The world has already warmed 1.49°C (2.6°F) compared to pre-industrial levels, according to new research using Antarctic ice ...
Oregon’s state geologist is pitching a novel idea of using the region’s rocky basalt layer – born of lava that flowed millions of years ago from cracks in the Earth’s crust – to be a bank for storing ...
But to find that complexity, we must take the lessons of the boring billion to heart. Planets are not just a stage on which ...
Why does Jupiter look like it has a surface – even though it doesn’t have one? – Sejal, age 7, Bangalore, India ...
A team of astronomers has identified a rocky planet with a mass similar to Earth’s, orbiting a white dwarf star approximately ...
As humans look to make Mars another home for the species, lets take a look at some stunning images of the red planet shared ...
Venus is our planet of pleasure and links to the nodes of destiny, which could bring up karmic situations around money, love ...