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As global temperatures rise, scientists debate the pros and cons of solar geoengineering, a strategy to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight into space.
Climate Teach-In is set to bring the largest slate of events in its history. This year’s teach-in boasts 35 events, marking an increase from 18 last year. Attendees will participate in climate-focused ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four space tourists who orbited the north and south poles returned to Earth on Friday, splashing ...
The VU University Amsterdam is translating the government’s budget cuts and its other financial challenges into a ...
Our newly minted Astronomical Program involves sending a student-developed experiment to the International Space Station.
Modern continental rocks carry chemical signatures from the very start of our planet's history, challenging current theories about plate tectonics.
Utrecht University (UU) is exploring the possibility of continuing certain aspects of earth science research and education of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU) in Utrecht.
Memphremagog Community Maritime will launch its science and education center with an Earth Day open house on April 22 from 4 ...
The University of Hawaii astronomer’s interest in habitable worlds began at a geothermal field in Iceland, where she and a ...
Eric Ralls was born and raised in East Texas, where his family's engagement in the oil and real estate sectors exposed him from an early age to the intricate balance between human development and ...
Yet despite the drumbeat of evidence, we still know of just one planet in the cosmos with life — the one you’re standing on.
Just about everyone has heard of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope — not too surprising considering that it has been with us for ...