Nanotube bridge networks grow between the most abundant photosynthetic bacteria in the oceans, suggesting that the world is ...

The origins of life on our planet remains one science’s great mysteries. Now, a NASA mission that brought a piece of an ...

An ambitious, multinational research project co-led by the University at Buffalo has demonstrated that Earth's biodiversity ...

One leading theory on the origins of life on Earth proposes that simple chemical molecules gradually became more complex, ...

Searles Lake has long been shaped by shifting water levels, volcanic minerals, and evaporite formation. In 2024, satellites ...

Exploring the transformation of Earth from a volcanic hellscape to a potential birthplace of life during the Hadean era.

The surface of our Earth is wriggling with life: it's the defining feature of our planet, which, far as we know, makes it ...

According to astronomers, there are approximately 200 billion trillion stars in our observable universe — chances are, ...

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...

The flow of Nanticoke Creek was heavily impacted by the Wyoming Valley's coal mining industry from the 1900s until the mid-20th century — so much so that it's now a shell of its former self. The team ...

A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.

An asteroid strike could cool the planet's climate, harm crops, and disrupt food supply, but it may also increase plankton ...