Earth & Space

Greenpeace has come up with a new way of protesting nuclear power... well, it's not really "new," but it's pretty nifty. Not effective, but nifty.

New geoelectric imagery of Yellowstone National Park shows that the plume of magma underneath the park is larger than previously thought to be...

In 1981 the Space Shuttle 'Columbia' launched, initiating 30 years of Space Shuttle service.

On this date in 1961, the first human being entered outer space. Mankind's first venture was brief, but it would lead to many, many more.

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have announced plans to begin researching the possibility of increasing photosynthesis in crops.

Scientists have devised a new system to keep track of zebras, cheetahs, giraffes and other animals with identifying marks.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef, the largest such reef on Earth, is in serious danger of becoming a dead zone in the next decade.

NASA Space Telescopes captured a massive explosion in a galaxy far, far away. No, it wasn't Alderaan, but a star being ripped apart by a black hole.

Science has led to genetically engineered cows that can create human breast milk. I do not know what to make of this.

Astronomers have discovered an asteroid that looks to have an identical orbit to that of our very own planet, Earth.