Latest articles by Mindy Weisberger
New analysis of microbial fossils indicates they are the oldest known evidence of life on Earth.
Our planet is "humming," and scientists are getting closer to figuring out why.
Data gathered by satellites circling Earth since 1997 come together in a breathtaking time lapse of our dynamic planet.
Science Channel reboots "MythBusters" with a bang.
"Soonish" offers a tantalizing glimpse of emerging technologies, and predicts where they could take us next.
Why don't we have intelligent robots that seem human, like the replicants in "Blade Runner"?
Androids are a mainstay of science fiction, compelling audiences to question how we define what makes us human.
An animation of satellite images shows plumes of dense, gray smoke rising from wildfires burning in multiple locations in California.
Sci-fi and speculative fiction writers frequently imagine worlds rooted in social disintegration or even total collapse. What inspires these broken futures, and why are they so popular?
I flew cross-country on Aug. 21, and the eclipse view from midair was unsettling.
Museum experts criticized Ray Bradbury's rejected planetarium script, written in 1981 for the National Air and Space Museum, for its unscientific and overly poetic language.
If you’re on an airplane flying across the U.S. during the Aug. 21 eclipse, what might you see from midair?
Total solar eclipses don't last very long — and that's a good thing.
Students searching for a Mars-like landscape in a Canadian park took an unexpected detour into paleontology.
The calving of a massive iceberg from Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf progressed rapidly in recent months, growing from a crack that first appeared in 2010.
People have been describing and documenting eclipses for thousands of years.
A diverse range of technologies, including satellite observation, can combine with data collected on the ground to give a more accurate picture of global biodiversity.
Lasers are helping scientists conduct highly precise measurements and observations on Earth, in orbit around our planet and in space.
Intelligent, extraterrestrial life could be advanced in ways that would stymie efforts to find them.
What is the scientific basis for the popular science-fiction convention of multiple universes?
Before taking the stage at Future Con, Hadfield spoke with Space.com about sharing his spacefaring adventures with eager audiences on Earth.
A group of flatworms that recently visited the International Space Station had a few surprises to share when they returned to Earth.
