Tag: exoplanets
Richards: The Most Earth-Like Planet Is Still … Mars
With the discovery of large numbers of exoplanets in the last twenty years, does Earth look as privileged as it once did?
What’s Next in the Search for Habitable Worlds?
Are we common or rare? You can be on either side of the question and still be excited about the search for habitable planets capable of harboring life.
Bijan Nemati on the Search for Habitable Planets
One of the most exciting areas of space research is the search for Earth-like planets around other stars.
Plate Tectonics: Why Life Is Served on Plates
The ground under your feet is literally moving. The continents are drifting apart near an average rate of one inch per year.
Read Carefully, Nature News Conspires to Refute Darwinism
The kingfisher bird has to dive after fish rapidly without busting its beak. Japanese scientists looked into the physics of this, and redesigned the noses of their bullet trains.