Clues about how worlds like Earth may have formed have been found buried at the heart of a spectacular "cosmic butterfly." With the help of the James Webb Space Telescope, researchers say they have ...

In this video, we delve into The Popol Vuh, the sacred Maya creation story that offers a fascinating glimpse into the ancient Maya’s view of the world and the cosmos. The Popol Vuh was recorded by the ...

Researchers may have finally cracked the age-old mystery about the origins of Earth's water, and the answer might be related ...

All life on Earth can be traced back to a Last Universal Common Ancestor, or LUCA—and it likely lived on Earth only 400 ...

Learn how scientists used ancient raindrops preserved in meteorites to accurately date Jupiter’s creation for the first time.

James Gill, professor emeritus of Earth and planetary sciences, will deliver the spring 2015 Emeriti Lecture at UC Santa Cruz on Monday, May 11. His talk, “Volcanism as the Re-creation of Earth,” will ...

Hundreds of millions of years ago, an asteroid caught by Earth's gravity might have fragmented, creating a temporary ring ...