Some landscapes seem designed for science fiction even though geology, chemistry, ice, and wind made every detail.

Nearly four kilometres beneath the East Antarctic ice sheet, Lake Vostok sits in darkness under enough ice to hide one of the largest freshwater lakes on Earth. Live Science describes it as about 150 ...

Scientists are listening in on sperm whale conversations and studying Earth's strangest microbes to prepare humanity for first contact with extraterrestrial life. Tardigrades—a type of invertebrate ...