Researchers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have detected the strongest evidence yet for an atmosphere on a rocky ...
Neil deGrasse Tyson gave a rousing defense of scientific principles in his characteristic brash way during his Purdue ...
Some 4.6 billion years ago, Earth was nothing like the gentle blue planet we know today. Frequent and violent celestial impacts churned its surface and interior into a seething ocean of magma—an ...
Trump says ‘strong words’ exchanged in call with European leaders - European leaders say peace talks 'at a critical moment' ...
Opinion

Editorial roundup: United States

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 8 The Washington Post on Josh Hawley's health care “solution” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) thinks he has a new idea: no taxes ...
A new explanation for the solar system's radioactive elements suggests Earth-like planets might be found orbiting up to 50 ...
When the early Earth’s magma ocean crystallized 4.4 billion years ago, the deep mantle trapped an ocean’s worth of water, ...
New research reveals that Earth’s solid inner core is actually in a superionic state, where carbon atoms flow freely through ...
An international team led by researchers from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at The University of Hong Kong ...
Thomas Smeenk, BA, unveils a proposed conformal invariant, A = E/(hv), explored as a potential bridge between General ...
The Hovde Distinguished Lecture Series exemplifies the core principles established by Purdue University President Frederick L. Hovde, whose legacy was built on a commitment to excellence in both ...
Deadly and destructive, earthquakes remain unpredictable, but faster models that look beneath the ground, can help better ...