Researchers identified hundreds of new species in 2024, expanding our knowledge of Earth’s startling biodiversity.

19, 2024 — A new study about Earth's northernmost ... reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar system. The ... Chart of Life Extended by Nearly 1.5 Billion ...

Fossilized skeletons and shells clearly show how evolution and extinction unfolded over the past half a billion years, but a new analysis extends the chart of life to nearly 2 billion years ago. The ...

Material from asteroid Ryugu riddled with earthly microbes provides a cautionary tale for scientists seeking signs of alien ...

Research unveils surprising microbial biodiversity below Earth's surface, with potential extraterrestrial implications ...

While these “mirror cells” could have profound medical implications, a new 299-page report warns that a mirror pathogen could ...

Fossilized skeletons and shells clearly show how evolution and extinction unfolded over the past half a billion years, but ...

Earth's surface is a turbulent place. Mountains rise, continents merge and split, and earthquakes shake the ground. All of these processes result from plate tectonics, the movement of enormous ...

What are the limits of life? Can it exist on other planets or in a lab-created form on Earth? These fascinating questions, ...

A reanalysis of the data from the "rubber-ducky" comet 67P, collected nearly a decade ago, suggests comets may have deposited a lot more water on Earth than scientists previously thought.