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Though technology has always played an important role in the Alien franchise, FX’s Alien: Earth series is the first chapter to really dig into the inner workings of the tech companies responsible for unleashing xenomorphs onto humanity. To corporations like Weyland-Yutani and its competitors, the show’s aliens present an opportunity to develop products that could boost their stock valuations to …

When most of us think about what shaped our planet, we probably picture volcanoes, earthquakes, and huge continents slowly drifting apart (or back together again) over millions or billions of years. We also know meteorite impacts were important; our crater-packed Moon is clear evidence of that. But what if Earth’s geological story was also written further afield in the stars …

chuyuss/Shutterstock When we talk about feats of engineering, very few megastructures on Earth rival the sheer scale of China’s Three Gorges Dam. It’s located in Hubei province, spanning the mighty Yangtze River, and it’s the world’s largest hydroelectric project. Stretching more than 2 kilometers, it’s more than 180 meters tall, and it’s …

Earth wouldn’t be the lively place it is without photosynthesis, which harnesses solar energy to fuel most of the planet’s food webs. A variety of plants, algae, and cyanobacteria provide this service, but few do it quite like Prochlorococcus, considered to be Earth’s most abundant photosynthetic organism. Tiny even for cyanobacteria, this marine microbe wields outsized influence in its habitats …

IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 NASA’s DART mission demonstrated that a kinetic impactor can alter an asteroid’s trajectory, advancing planetary defense strategies. 🛰️ The LICIACube satellite captured critical images of the impact, providing data on the ejected material’s mass and behavior. 🌌 The collision with Dimorphos resulted in a 35.3 million-pound debris plume, illustrating the potential for significant deflection. 💡 The …

Almost a year ago, the space science community watched as an asteroid entered Earth’s orbit and circled above our heads for almost two months before departing. Scientists usually track such asteroids because of the risk they pose for life on Earth. But although they can pose a threat to our planet, asteroids are also potentially worth many billions of dollars …

Earth’s oceans are home to a mind-boggling treasure. According to various studies, the seas are hiding gold worth trillions of dollars. Scientists have studied ways to extract this gold, but it is not exactly a simple task. The gold is dissolved into the water, with one gram of gold found in every 100 million metric tons of seawater. The question …

When most of us think about what shaped our planet, we probably picture volcanoes, earthquakes, and huge continents slowly drifting apart (or back together again) over millions or billions of years. We also know meteorite impacts were important; our crater-packed Moon is clear evidence of that. But what if Earth’s geological story was also written further afield in the stars …

Material deep inside Earth — thousands of kilometres down, near the planet’s core — has undergone a mysterious shift. Is Earth’s core leaking? Volcanic rocks provide strongest evidence yet Although the change occurred nearly two decades ago, between 2006 and 2008, scientists discovered it only recently, while analysing data from a pair of satellites that once measured variations in Earth’s …

1.5 Million km² Buried by Magma: Colossal Plumes May Rewrite Earth’s Future Continents Fancy a science article with a side of science fiction? Great news: you’re in the right place. Here, we aren’t just gazing into the crust of the Earth—we’re peering into the planetary future and seeing dreams (and nightmares) erupt alongside volcanoes. Buckle up: the real monsters under …