For now, life thrives on our oxygen-rich planet. But Earth’s atmosphere won’t always be so welcoming. In fact, scientists ...

Researchers present an alternative to the long-held “hard steps” theory to explain the evolution of complex life, suggesting ...

In January 2025, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all visible in the night sky. And in February, 2025, ...

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...

Image an alien planet where savage winds rip through the atmosphere carrying molten iron and titanium particles. Such a ...

Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to ...

To see the parade, find a dark place with a clear view of the western horizon at nightfall. Mercury and Saturn will be low in the sky, brushing past each other in the fading glow of the evening sun, ...

Another night of observations revealed there is little to fear from the football-field-sized Asteroid 2024 YR4.

Scientists of course cannot cut into Earth and directly observe its insides. Instead, their knowledge is inferred from the ...

A new study of decades worth of seismogram data shows that the surface of Earth’s iron and nickel core is more malleable than ...

On this day 35 years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a picture that changed how we see our planet. The iconic "Pale ...