In the past few billion years, Earth has been pummeled by asteroids, crashed into other planets and frozen over several times ...

Ancient Australian rocks suggest Earth’s continents formed later than expected and share a common origin with the Moon.

The Sun has captivated humanity for millennia. And yet, despite being our closest star, studying it is not easy. Its blinding ...

A spectacular fossil trove on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen shows that marine life made a stunning comeback after Earth’s ...

A museum display of the giant crocodile Deinosuchus schwimmeri showcases a 30-foot-long apex predator from the Cretaceous ...

Mammals keep evolving into anteaters, eating only ants and termites, at least 12 times since the age the dinosaurs.

“Expression tells us what cells do, but regulatory DNA tells us where they come from, how they develop, and which germ layer ...

The year’s most notable findings also include insights into dog and sheep domestication and a new species of manta ray in the ...

A Geochemist’s research on the age of the planet eventually brought the leaded gasoline era to a halt, and ended the ...

Why worry that the sun will vaporize Earth some 6 billion years from now? Spoiler alert: we don't get to find out how the story ends.

A research team led by scientists at Kumamoto University has discovered a new genus of microscopic crustaceans from northern ...

Discover how satellite communication systems are set to transform global connectivity in 5G and 6G networks. A new study ...