A new book by the creator of xkcd takes crazy questions about science and tackles them with verve, humor, great illustrations, and great examples of how to break down even the strangest problems.
A new composite of nighttime satellite images reveals the Earth at night — and a remarkable boom town in North Dakota.
An impressive video of the Mars Curiosity Rover’s landing — from the Rover’s perspective — has been circulating. Now, a “how it was made” video reveals some of what it took to make it.
Amazing views of Earth from the periphery of space.
A short film showing how earthquakes occurred sporadically, then cataclysmically, around Japan.
Alien life? Or just the will to publish, and some accomplices? While those in the field know the pecking order, those outside still get fooled.