Earth is full of surprising secrets that sometimes seem like they belong in science fiction stories. From strange natural events to hidden places deep underground or in the oceans, many facts about ...

Antarctica has a strange secret: it’s one of the best places on Earth to find meteorites! This icy continent may seem like an odd spot, but there’s a reason so many space rocks are discovered there.

In autumn 1945, Lincoln LaPaz crouched over a patch of scorched ground in the Jornada del Muerto desert of New Mexico. LaPaz, an astronomer, was out hunting for meteorites. He had spotted something in ...