Moments in human history are etched into the Earth. Now researchers are piecing together evidence of our impact on the planet ...

For ages 12 and older. How many grains of sand would it take to fill the universe? This is a problem that the Greek mathematician Archimedes tried to solve in the third century B.C. In this ...

In science fiction, black holes often appear as cosmic monsters, devouring everything in their path. But what if one, smaller ...

Tenor Mark Padmore presents a personal, chronological survey of modern English art song, from 19th-century ballad through Somervell and Elgar right up to the present day.

In 2019, researchers revealed that some of the grains of sand on beaches near the Japanese city of Hiroshima are in fact particles of debris created when the US dropped an atomic bomb on the city ...

Have you ever looked at the beach and wondered how many grains of sand there are? That can be mind-boggling to think about. Scientists estimate that, depending on the grain size and density, a single ...