A solar geoengineering experiment in San Francisco could lead to brighter clouds that reflect sunlight. The risks are numerous
Ancient Maya saw solar eclipses as a “broken sun” that was a sign of possible destruction
Researchers used tinned fish to reconstruct parasitic population change, giving new meaning to the phrase “opening a can of worms”
Annie Maunder was an astronomer who expanded our understanding of the sun at the turn of the 20th century. Her passion was photographing eclipses.
Rat remains from shipwrecks and dig sites show how two rodent species duked it out in eastern North America
An Alabama court ruling that human embryos outside the uterus should be regarded as children has raised concerns among doctors and scientists about the future of the fertility treatment in vitro fertilization
Predicting what the sun will look like during a total solar eclipse is a helpful exercise for scientists in the long quest to understand how our star works
From the time I learned to read, I have experienced a form of mental closed-captioning called ticker-tape synesthesia
From cloud coverage to clear skies, here’s up-to-date weather conditions expected along the path of April 8’s total solar eclipse
