Alone among known planets, Earth has vast oceans on its surface and its landmasses are marked with lakes and extensive river drainage systems. Water is the biosphere's lifeblood, and without it, Earth ...

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is seeking input from the public on a proposed change to the rules governing bird islands to add several new islands and allow recreational ...

An explosion seen in the cosmos in the early 1600s may actually be an "Alien Type Ia supernova", according to a new paper. In October 1604, astronomer and mathematician Johannes Kepler spotted a new ...

The Green Party, and some parts of the Labour Party, are lobbying for an annual wealth tax to provide funds to plug the ...

Supernovae like these are very luminous and referred to as "standard candles" in astronomy. As fixed points, they are used to ...