Located in the Kuiper belt more than 6.6 billion kilometers from Earth, Arrokoth is the farthest object ever visited by a spacecraft. Astronomers think this flattened, peanut-shaped rock is a …
Located in the Kuiper belt more than 6.6 billion kilometers from Earth, Arrokoth is the farthest object ever visited by a spacecraft. Astronomers think this flattened, peanut-shaped rock is a …
In the Flint Hills of Kansas, Pete Ferrell owns the 7,000-acre ranch that his great-grandfather established 135 years ago. He says income from oil production on the land helped save …
Research released this week raises new questions about how much more Earth may warm, or cool, if and when human carbon dioxide emissions zero out. Best estimates to date suggest …
Firefighters light and carefully monitor prescribed burns with the aim of preventing large wildfires. But climate change may narrow the window of opportunity for these prevention efforts, according to a …
An August wildfire cut off electricity to Del Norte County, California. Residents might have been in the dark for weeks—except for the use of a makeshift microgrid that generated power …