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About Earth Science Studying Earth Science at DePauw. The study of Earth science isn’t just for students who are interested in how our planet works. It’s also for those who are passionate about ...

Science News: Asteroid 2025 JR, about the size of a 25-story building, is set to pass Earth on May 28 at a distance of 4.6 million kilometers. Though not considered ...

The term ‘exobiology’ excludes life on Earth. It is, of course, impossible at present to study exobiology without reference to life on Earth. Even if several extraterrestrial life forms were ...

Satellite footage has revealed that giant mega-tsunamis were the cause of seismic vibrations that rocked the planet for nine days, per a "Nature Communications" study making waves online.

The mind-controlling “zombie” fungus, which served as the inspiration for the video game and post-apocalyptic TV show The ...

The National Science Foundation has fired workers at the office that manages polar research, raising fears about a reduced U.S. presence in two strategic regions. By Raymond Zhong Kelly Brunt wasn ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA scientists calculated that Earth should have captured a "second moon" on Sunday (Sept ...

Earth’s climate system continues to rapidly deteriorate, with global temperatures on track to far overshoot 2° Celsius (3.6° Fahrenheit) of warming by the end of the century — a mere 75 ...

This staple high street bank is closing 25 branches next month - find out if your local branch is closing. By Max Parry , News Reporter 21:53, Mon, May 12, 2025 | UPDATED: 22:13, Mon, May 12, 2025 ...

UPDATE 05/12/25 8:50AM: Russian space agency Roscosmos has confirmed Kosmos 482 reentered Earth’s atmosphere at 2:24AM on May 10 before harmlessly splashing down in the Indian Ocean west of ...

Back when the Earth was the likelier target, there was just half a percent chance that it would hit the Moon. Now, the value has grown to 3.8 percent, which makes it a much likelier target.