This edition of Bruce County Memories – Once Upon a Time - includes kids' humour from Norman Robertson’s 'History of the ...

The Sahara Desert is one of the most fascinating and extreme places on Earth! It’s the largest hot desert in the world, covering vast landscapes of sand, rock and even mountains. Despite its tough ...

Stars form in regions of space known as stellar nurseries, where high concentrations of gas and dust coalesce to form a baby ...

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The Hidden Demand for Rare Earth Elements Rare earth elements (REEs) might sound like something out of a sci-fi novel, but ...

"Alien: Earth" is bringing the xenomorphs somewhere they've never been before: Television. The FX TV series developed by Noah Hawley, who created fan-favorite shows including "Legion" and "Fargo ...

Scientists have discovered massive structures deep inside Earth, beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean. These structures are continent-sized regions with temperatures much higher than their ...

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A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...

The climate on such a world must be beyond bizarre. A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away. The planet, known as HD ...

A newly discovered asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, has a 1-in-83 chance of striking Earth in December of 2032. The asteroid is estimated to be 196 feet (60 meters) wide, and it is currently 27 ...