Micrometeorites raining down from space may have provided the perfect surfaces for the first primitive cells to form on Earth ...

What if Venus became Earth's moon? Explore how our planet would change if Earth’s twin, a planet almost the same size and ...

Most meteorites that have reached Earth come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. But we have 1,000 or so ...

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, could harbor life in its hidden underground ocean – yet Titan's entire aquatic biosphere may ...

A salty surge in the Southern Ocean is melting Antarctic sea ice from below — and causing dramatic changes scientists didn’t ...

Using an engineering feat never before accomplished scientists have created artificial solar eclipses, so that they can view ...

At the time, the Earth's surface was hot enough to bake pizza, but rocks still solidified. Those in this area formed almost ...

Antarctica may seem pristine and almost devoid of life, but there's plenty of chemistry going on. Victoria Atkinson explains ...

In early July 2025, an extraordinary event in Earth’s upper atmosphere was photographed by astronauts aboard the ...

Key pointsMicrobialites are rock-like structures among the earliest signs of life on Earth. New research improves understanding of how early life may ...

Scientists have long wondered how Earth’s continents first formed. Now, a team of geologists from the University of Hong Kong ...

New research reveals Antarctic sea ice has hit record lows three times since 2017, creating cascading effects on global ...