The earth (and humanity) would be very different without our smaller red neighbor. In A Nutshell Computer simulations show ...

Memorizing seven continents feels settled, like learning the alphabet. A new study argues the ground rules are less tidy.

Cracks and water leaks threaten King Tut's painted tomb, endangering its unique paintings and structure in the Valley of the ...

A new study shows how salt-enriched ice can sink through pure ice, potentially delivering nutrients to deeper parts of the ...

Great Pyramid construction workers may have used a hidden internal pulley system rather than external ramps to move the ...

Earthquakes happen daily, sometimes with devastating consequences, yet predicting them remains out of reach. What scientists can do is map the hidden layers beneath the surface that control how ...

Spectacular clouds swirl across the surface of Jupiter. These clouds contain water, just like Earth's, but are much denser on ...

There may be hidden layers to Earth’s core dictated by chemical composition. In A Nutshell Lab experiments suggest Earth’s inner core may have distinct chemical layers rather than being uniform iron, ...

Findings Solve Decades-Old Mystery About What’s Inside Uranus And Neptune In A Nutshell Scientists discovered a strange form ...

A new international study calls for a fundamental reset in how humanity understands and pursues sustainable development. The ...

ESA's first mission to another world, the Mars Express orbiter, began circling the Red Planet on June 2, 2003. Ever since, ...