Long before modern sunscreens, Homo sapiens may have found natural ways to protect themselves from the sun’s dangerous rays.

Sounds like a bright idea. Scientists have received approval to soon test whether “dimming” the light from the sun will ...

A giant sequoia located in Sequoia National Park in California, the General Sherman is 52,500 feet in volume and is more than ...

Let's turn the sun into a telescope. In fact, we don't have to do any work—we just have to be in the right spot.

Plant a river birch tree in a wet area of your yard. Choose native plants that will thrive in your area, and place them in ...

Observations from high-flying aircraft revealed that thunderclouds act as natural particle accelerators, emitting energetic ...

Geo-engineers at the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria) have been given a budget of £50 million (around $66 million) to conduct their experiments, which involves releasing particles into ...

A powerful X1.1-class solar flare was released by the sun on March 28, resulting in radio blackouts across North and South America ...

The U.K. government is reportedly preparing to greenlight small-scale outdoor experiments aimed at reflecting solar radiation to cool the Earth.

Cosmic rays can come from distant supernovas, black holes and even the sun, and they constantly lash Earth's upper atmosphere. When they splinter as they interact with air molecules, they produce ...