Latest articles by Mindy Weisberger
Tiny Fossils May Be Oldest Evidence of Life on Earth
New analysis of microbial fossils indicates they are the oldest known evidence of life on Earth.
Earth's Mysterious Hum Recorded Underwater for 1st Time
Our planet is "humming," and scientists are getting closer to figuring out why.
Watch Earth ‘Breathe’! NASA Explains Stunning Time-Lapse Video
Data gathered by satellites circling Earth since 1997 come together in a breathtaking time lapse of our dynamic planet.
'MythBusters' Returns, with New Hosts and Sword-Swinging Robots
Science Channel reboots "MythBusters" with a bang.
'Soonish' Predicts World-Changing Tech: Author Q&A
"Soonish" offers a tantalizing glimpse of emerging technologies, and predicts where they could take us next.
Why You Shouldn't Expect to See 'Blade Runner' Replicants Anytime Soon
Why don't we have intelligent robots that seem human, like the replicants in "Blade Runner"?
Machine Dreams: 22 Human-Like Androids from Sci-Fi
Androids are a mainstay of science fiction, compelling audiences to question how we define what makes us human.
Inferno Down Below: Satellites Reveal Burning California Wildfires
An animation of satellite images shows plumes of dense, gray smoke rising from wildfires burning in multiple locations in California.
End of the World As We Know It: What's the Draw of Dystopian Sci-Fi?
Sci-fi and speculative fiction writers frequently imagine worlds rooted in social disintegration or even total collapse. What inspires these broken futures, and why are they so popular?
How I Calculated Where the Solar Eclipse and My Plane Would Intersect
I flew cross-country on Aug. 21, and the eclipse view from midair was unsettling.
On Ray Bradbury's Birthday, Revisit His Rejected Planetarium Script
Museum experts criticized Ray Bradbury's rejected planetarium script, written in 1981 for the National Air and Space Museum, for its unscientific and overly poetic language.
Sky-High Solar Eclipse? Here's What You Might See from an Airplane
If you’re on an airplane flying across the U.S. during the Aug. 21 eclipse, what might you see from midair?
Eclipse Overload: What If the Sun Were Blocked for Years?
Total solar eclipses don't last very long — and that's a good thing.
Weird 'Rocks' at Robotics Test Site Turn Out to Be Dinosaur Fossils
Students searching for a Mars-like landscape in a Canadian park took an unexpected detour into paleontology.
How Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf Birthed Such an Enormous Berg
The calving of a massive iceberg from Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf progressed rapidly in recent months, growing from a crack that first appeared in 2010.
What Were the First Records of Solar Eclipses?
People have been describing and documenting eclipses for thousands of years.
Monkey-Mapping Satellites Could Identify At-Risk Populations
A diverse range of technologies, including satellite observation, can combine with data collected on the ground to give a more accurate picture of global biodiversity.
Pew Pew Pew! Why Scientists Are Fired Up About Futuristic Space Lasers
Lasers are helping scientists conduct highly precise measurements and observations on Earth, in orbit around our planet and in space.
Is It Time to Rethink How We Search for Alien Life?
Intelligent, extraterrestrial life could be advanced in ways that would stymie efforts to find them.
If We Live in a Multiverse, Where Are These Worlds Hiding?
What is the scientific basis for the popular science-fiction convention of multiple universes?
Star Man: Q&A with Astronaut Chris Hadfield
Before taking the stage at Future Con, Hadfield spoke with Space.com about sharing his spacefaring adventures with eager audiences on Earth.
Worm Grows 2 Heads in Space, Surprising Scientists
A group of flatworms that recently visited the International Space Station had a few surprises to share when they returned to Earth.
