Found: A Parrot-Headed, Big-Fanged, Porcupine Dinosaur. Really.
A hodge-podge fossil that was ignored for decades shows how creative —and even whimsical — evolution can be
A hodge-podge fossil that was ignored for decades shows how creative —and even whimsical — evolution can be
Polished pebbles in an old streambed, as found by the Curiosity rover, tell a tale of a planet’s rich and watery past
A new theory of how space debris travels increases the likelihood that star systems swap biology
The asteroid Vesta turns out to have had a very watery past
The first man on the moon survived three near-fatal incidents and spent the rest of his life trying to avoid the spotlight
Remember Mr. Creosote? If you don’t, he’s worth getting to know — but only if you have a very strong stomach. Mr. Creosote was the colossally obese character in Monty Python’s Meaning of Life who gorged himself on buckets …
Even before the Curiosity Mars rover fully gets to work, NASA is planning its newest mission to the Red Planet
Riding rocket ships was once an all-boys’ game. Valentina Tereshkova changed that for the Russians and Sally Ride changed it for the U.S. With the passing of Ride, here’s a look at some of those who came before and followed.
Ride, who died Monday at age 61 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, did not dazzle easily