The volcanic archipelago, a UK dependent territory 2,400km west of Cape Town, with a population of fewer than 300, has designated nearly 700,000km² of sovereign waters (about three times the land area ...

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From deep beneath the waves to the far reaches of space, countless heroines use their extraordinary gifts to help people and fight villains.

Ever since physicist Freeman Dyson first proposed the concept in 1960, the "Dyson sphere" has been the holy grail of ...

Two European Space Agency Mars-orbiting missions, the Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft, watched as a powerful solar "superstorm" that ravaged Earth also struck the Red Planet. The ...

Looking for molecular evidence of life on other worlds is tricky, but a test based on the reactivity of carbon compounds ...

Ancient fossils show how much warming tropical oceans can handle before plankton collapse, offering clues about future ...

Chalk up another victory for “Conan the Bacterium”—a rugged germ that fresh research suggests could conquer the solar system.

We’ve long assumed the legendary pilot sank to the bottom oft he Pacific. But a forensic experiment points to a much darker possibility.

Two miles beneath the ocean’s surface, in complete darkness and crushing pressure, scientists discovered thriving ecosystems.

When most people think of Washington beaches, they imagine gentle waves and sandy shores, but Rialto Beach near Forks is here to completely shatter those expectations with its otherworldly landscape ...

Paint Mines Interpretive Park in Calhan is one of those places that makes you question whether you’ve accidentally driven ...