A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally ...

Polar adventurer Alan Chambers has teamed up with climate scientists to see if microplastics and nanoplastics have reached ...

NASA images reveal shallow ice beneath Mars’s surface, offering a promising water source for future astronauts and clues to ...

Less research on environmental risks means we will be forced to operate with an incomplete understanding of those risks.

Beneath the ocean surface, a global mission is underway that could reshape our understanding of our planet. Inspired by Sir ...

NASA launched two 12-inch gold-plated copper disks filled with the sounds of children's laughter, heartbeats, and bird calls.

Before they take the long journey to another planet, humans will have to find the right place to land. New findings from a ...

Science is under attack throughout the world. Meanwhile, there’s substantial scientific evidence that the planetary system is ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has provided an interesting prediction for when humans will be packing up and leaving Earth ...

In many countries, women are having fewer babies than their previous generations. As birth rates fall, how long will it take ...

This reflects a human preference to protect and care for animals that are beautiful, attractive, powerful or utilitarian.

Long before T. rex, the Earth was dominated by super-carnivores stranger and more terrifying than anything dreamed up by ...