The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first direct measurements of the chemical and physical ...

New research from Japan's iron-rich hot springs shows how early microbes may have harnessed iron and oxygen during the Great ...

Bake them, freeze them, fire them from a gun or blast them into space: tardigrades can survive almost anything. Some experts think they might even survive right up until the Sun dies.

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...

The iron-rich core at the centre of our planet has been a crucial part of Earth’s evolution. The core not only powers the ...

Venus is arguably the worst place in the solar system. A cloak of carbon dioxide suffocates the planet, subjecting its surface to skull-crushing pressure. Sulfuric acid rains down through the sickly ...

Rock layers deposited before and after the major dinosaur extinction event 65 million years ago are surprisingly different.

New research suggests that the interior of the Moon’s far side may be colder than the side constantly facing Earth, adding another layer of strangeness to this mysterious lunar region.

The car-maker's tech is slated to help solve one of the hardest problems with exploring and colonizing the Moon.

New research suggests that planets outside our solar system contain far less surface water than scientists once believed.

Ancient ocean grains show Earth’s carbon levels were far lower than expected during key evolutionary eras. The results challenge old theories of life’s rise and hint at patterns that could shape our ...

See how the world awakens—from cloud hunting in Vietnam to cheesemaking in Italy—in experiences most travelers miss by ...