The fossils offer a rare glimpse into a cataclysmic event that brought a sudden end to the greatest explosion of life in our planet's history.

A 2020 astronaut photo shows the oasis town of Jubbah lurking within a paleolake in the wind shadow of Saudi Arabia's "two ...

This academic has theorized about what would happen if humans became extinct and reveals who our successor would be.

The nature writer has collaborated with musicians Delia Stevens and Will Pound on a reimagining of Holst’s ‘The Planets’ ...

Mars’ positioning is what gives the lighter planet such a strong pull. “The closer it is to the sun, the more a planet ...

Some 350 light-years away, the V1298 Tau system features an infant sun-like star, just 23 million years old, orbited by four ...

"Without Mars, Earth's orbit would be missing major climate cycles. What would humans and other animals even look like if ...

Exoplanets like Earth have been discovered but not all Earth-like planets are equal when it comes to alien life.

New research reveals the extent to which Mars is quietly tugging on Earth’s orbit and shaping the cycles that drive long-term climate patterns here, including ice ages.

Pollution is one of the biggest problems facing planet Earth, a consequence of poor practices and decisions made by humankind. New research in the Mariana ...

A rapid climate collapse during the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction devastated ocean life and reshuffled Earth’s ecosystems. In the aftermath, jawed vertebrates gained an unexpected edge by surviving ...