Dr B. J. C. Perera Today, we commemorate the fifth anniversary of my eternally cherished wife Dr Malwattage Josephine ...
Scientists have discovered "white smokers" — towering salt "chimneys" spewing clouds of shimmering fluid — on the bottom of ...
Curiosity has just finished the latest leg of its 12-year Mars mission and will now set out to explore miles of web-like ...
Asteroid impacts have changed Earth's landscape time and time again. Some impacts caused great change to occur, like the ...
Staff at the Institution pick their favorite reads of the year, including riveting memoirs, fascinating true histories and ...
Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the Earth's climate, according to a new study.
About 45 minutes after the sun sets on Wednesday, you'll see the waxing crescent moon and about three degrees above it will ...
December 4 is the fourth annual Call to Earth Day, and young people across the world are taking part in a collective effort to improve the planet they’ll one day inherit.
Chicxulub is the asteroid impact that wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs and many other living organisms across the planet 66 ...
The two brightest nighttime objects, the moon and the planet Venus put on a lovely display in the western evening sky of ...
Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the Earth's ...
A partial solar eclipse. Numerous eye-catching planetary get-togethers. Saturn's rings perform a vanishing act. In the ...