Alarm bells are ringing again about the hole in the ozone layer

What the scientists are saying… The oldest ...

Mars is a pretty horrible place for any creature used to life on Earth. The average surface temperature is -63°C (-81°F) and doesn’t reach above freezing anywhere except right on the equator, during t

What makes Chile, specifically the Atacama Desert, a prime location for looking at the cosmos? Chile is the best place on Earth for doing astronomy in different wavelengths. We have very clear and qui

With so many genuine reasons to feel hopeless about climate change, there is evidence that nature has the power to bounce back…

Of the hundreds of thousands of asteroids in our solar system, it is all too feasible that one could strike Earth. If scientists discover this is likely to happen, what are our options for defending ourselves – and who will make the key decisions? Tomas Weber reports

Melting glaciers could make volcanic eruptions more explosive and ...