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Human composting is and is emerging as an alternative to cremation and burial that is friendlier to the climate and the Earth ...

Standing tall with a vertical drop of an astonishing 11,500 feet (3,500 meters), it’s over three times the height of the ...

Twenty years ago today a magnetar’s epic tantrum made our planet ring like a bell from tens of thousands of light-years away ...

The world's oldest rocks are spread across the globe and paint a picture of Earth's turbulent early history. Here are some of ...

From a telescope network that spans much of the globe to a psychology study that spans 67 countries, here are the biggest ...

Kessler syndrome could make space exploration and the use of satellites dangerous, or even unfeasible, for many generations.

The concept known as “Kessler Syndrome” was proposed nearly five decades ago. Experts weigh in on whether the space-based disaster scenario is already unfolding.

Asteroid-detecting AI algorithms have already identified 27,000 new pieces of space debris, bringing the known number to 1.3 ...

The astronauts on the I.S.S. — including two who were scheduled to return months ago — held a zero-gravity cookie-decorating ...

Pictures from the International Space Station do not disappoint, from comets and northern lights to giant hurricanes and ...

Where is the snowiest place on Earth? Snow enthusiasts have been discussing it for a long time, but there’s no consensus.