Earth moves 2 million miles closer to the sun from summer to winter, yet temperatures drop 40+ degrees. The answer lies in Earth's tilt.

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As Quirks & Quarks celebrates its 50th anniversary, Bob McDonald looks back at a half century of science and peers forward to the next 50 years.

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A new study predicts the Universe will stop expanding in 11 billion years and collapse in a "Big Crunch" around 20 billion ...

The appearance of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere was a turning point in the history of our planet, forever transforming the ...

On this day in science history Sept. 17, 1999: Jesse Gelsinger died after receiving a gene therapy treatment to treat a liver ...

From the lithium in your phone to the water in your tap, Earth science shapes every corner of modern life-and this week, it's finally in the spotlight. The post Remember Earth science class? Turns out ...

A supermoon will be visible on Monday night, making the moon appear slightly larger and brighter than usual. The phenomenon ...

Imagine the impact of climate change is irreversible, and decades of flooding, famine, pandemics and war have upended life on earth. That world is explored in Ian McEwan's new novel, “What We Can Know ...