Astronaut Chris Hadfield tests a future Mars rover in Death Valley
The rover could play a key role in our survival on other planets, especially if we decide to permanently settle.
By Emmett Smith
How a couple replanted an entire forest in Brazil
Just 30 years ago, this budding forest was a barren land.
Watch a new lunar rover drive across Death Valley terrain
A trial run for the moon — and eventually Mars.
Over a century after its icy demise, the 'Endurance' has been found
Undersea drones helped out
The ultimate case for living on Venus
Leave Mars to the ultra-rich. It’s Venus we should move to one day.
Magical, serpentine creature of the deep sea filmed by scientists
In the dark ocean, mysteries abound.
By Mark Kaufman
On a fake moon surface, a lunar rover put its skills to the test — Strictly Robots
A lunar rover with arms?
Wild footage shows a SpaceX satellite burning up in Earth's atmosphere
Toasted and incinerated.
By Mark Kaufman
This biodegradable glitter gets its sparkle from plants — Future Blink
Less litter, more glitter
Using air bubbles as filters, these giant barriers stop plastics from polluting oceans — Future Blink
The curtain-like barrier spans the width of most rivers.
By Emmett Smith
Divers discovered a pristine coral reef deep below the ocean surface
An underwater photographer dubbed it "a work of art."
Divers discovered a pristine coral reef deep below the ocean surface — Future Blink
An underwater photographer dubbed it "a work of art."
Weird orbit of the James Webb telescope shown in NASA animation
The powerful instrument is headed nearly 1 million miles away.
By Mark Kaufman
Scientists developed low-cost 3D imaging of coral reef health — Future Blink
25% of marine life lives on reefs!
Trapped air pollution is the secret ingredient of these sustainable tiles
Architecture has the potential to transform itself from an enormous polluter to a carbon capture champion.
A relic of Soviet-era experiments, this hellish crater has been on fire since 1971
Turkmenistan's "Gates of Hell" is unlike anything you've ever seen.
Here’s how to custom-build a hurricane-resistant house — Future Blink
Deltec homes are designed to withstand nature’s ultimate test.
By Emmett Smith
DNA fragments from extinct Hawaiian plant resurrect its unique fragrance
We've lost a lot, but there is so much out there we can still save.
How the powerful Webb telescope will peer 13 billion years back in time
Through it, we can observe the birth of the first stars and galaxies to form after the Big Bang.
By Emmett Smith
Dramatic NASA video shows James Webb telescope's extremely ambitious space maneuver
The "most complex sequence of deployments ever attempted in a single space mission."
By Mark Kaufman
A giant rooftop garden is looking to fix Thailand's flooding crisis
And it provides a great source of food, too!
Giant, cryptic ocean dweller filmed roaming the deep sea
This giant phantom jelly's arms grow to over 33 feet long.
By Mark Kaufman
These houses used to flood. Now they float.
The amphibious homes help flood-threatened communities stay on the surface.
NASA wants to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon — Future Blink
Trust us, it's not a sci-fi movie plot.
