American Coots are diving birds that often disappear under the water looking for plants to eat. I have always been fascinated by ripples in the water. As a child, I loved to throw pebbles in puddles ...

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has made yet another astonishing discovery, more than ten years into its epic journey across the Red Planet’s barren surface. The rover has discovered “the mission’s ...

The signs of wave ripples in the sandy shores of ancient lake beds, created as wind pushed water back and forth have been found on Mars providing evidence that there were open bodies of water, not ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. NASA's ...