On the 23rd anniversary of the "Ice Age" franchise, let's take a look at some of the funniest memes that blend a ridiculous ...

Focus: Planetary research, Mars, space To understand the properties of the rocky mantle beneath Earth's continents, researchers use a little geophysical trick: they measure how fast large areas of ...

If scientists can understand how this mineral was formed in Antarctica, they might be able to trace signs of water on Mars.

Scientists have found vast oceans of ice lying just below the surface of Mars in a major boost to the search for alien life on the Red Planet. One of the most exciting planetary discoveries ever ...

Did you know that Mars has *iridescent* clouds? Spotted by the @MarsCuriosity rover, these unique clouds are made of carbon dioxide ice and are only observed at twilight. What this helps us learn ...

Kerem Yucel/AFP/Getty Images Earth's last ice age ended around 11,700 years ago and a new study predicts the next one should be 10,000 years away. But the researchers say record rates of fossil ...

More than two-thirds – or 69 percent – of the observed vertical land motion is due to ongoing effects from the last ice age. “This ice age effect is the largest in Maryland, Virginia, and North ...

In this session the children will start to build a dance using themes and ideas based on the planet Mars; they will use ... travelling between the shapes. Ice shapes: Making an angular group ...

How the geysers form During winter, carbon dioxide ice builds up on Mars' surface. Unlike Earth's ice, this frozen carbon dioxide is transparent. Sunlight passes through it, warming the ground ...