Earth system scientists developed the planetary boundaries framework for measuring and tracking the stability and resilience of the Earth system.1 The framework quantifies safe boundary levels for ...

Climate change is coming… but what on Earth can we do about it? Scientist Dr. Kimberley Miner has written a guide to riding ...

A key method of forming planets finally has observational evidence, thanks to a network of radio telescopes in the U.K. that ...

Studies of 15 M-type stars have revealed new insights into the potential presence of exoplanets. A new study led by ...

The likely site of a new “gas giant planet” up to several times the mass of Jupiter, has been discovered by an international research team led by University of Galway astronomers.

Did it snow on Mars? New research suggests ancient Red Planet precipitation was a lot like Earth It's hard to figure out if Mars was “warm and wet” in its ancient past, but climate models give ...

IOWA’S NEWS LEADER. ALSO NEW AT FOUR. RESEARCH FROM STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA COULD HELP US LEARN MORE ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS. FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS ...

Collaborate in a research team, contributing to real-world microbial discovery Whether you're a geology major interested in life-mineral interactions or a biology student eager to dive into microbial ...

For cattle fattened in fields instead of feedlots, the grass may be greener, but the carbon emissions are not. A study out Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that even ...

A study finds that even in the most optimistic scenarios, grass-fed beef produces no less planet-warming carbon emissions than industrial beef.