Blue Marble
A 'Blue Marble' image of the Earth taken from the VIIRS instrument aboard NASA's most recently launched Earth-observing satellite – Suomi NPP.
NASA's Kepler Announces 11 Planetary Systems Hosting 26 Planets
NASA's Kepler mission has discovered 11 new planetary systems hosting 26 confirmed planets. These discoveries nearly double the number of verified Kepler planets and triple the number of stars known to have more than one planet that transits, or passes in front of, its host star. Such systems will help astronomers better understand how planets […]
Theory Explains the Origin, Evolution, and Nature of Life
The earth is alive, asserts a revolutionary scientific theory of life emerging from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Temperate Freshwater Wetlands Are 'Forgotten' Carbon Sinks
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study comparing the carbon-holding power of freshwater wetlands has produced measurements suggesting that wetlands in temperate regions are more valuable as carbon sinks than current policies imply, according to researchers.