An international team led by researchers in Japan and Europe has discovered a new multi-planet system around a sun-like star, ...

Finding evidence for the first life ever to emerge on planet earth is a long, tough slog. But oddly enough, real answers may ultimately come from Mars.

Soil degradation is rapidly eroding our climate resilience and food security. To protect our future, we must act now- embrace ...

Fifty years ago, the famed Arecibo message was fired into space to make contact with intelligent extraterrestrials. Now is ...

What species will become the next rulers of Earth when humans are no longer dominant? Which creatures might inherit the ...

Yet, you shouldn't need to be a giant planet to have a ring. As long as debris accumulates ... This theory presented by Tomkins and his colleagues of a terrestrial ring could answer some vexing ...

We are deeply committed to environmental protection, and this is just one of the many steps we are taking to support and care ...

Keibul Lamjao National Park in Manipur, India, is one of the most unique ecosystems in the world. How, you ask? The national ...

on the planet of Mars, is the largest and youngest volcano in the solar system. Found in the Tharsis Montes region near the Martian equator, it is one of a dozen large volcanoes, many of which are ten ...

Despite the crowds milling about, you can discern both Levin’s expertise in her field — and her empathy for it. She says, ...

At this moment, when terrestrial concerns are tearing us apart, what if we looked to the heavens for a reason to hope? On Nov ...

The day after winning the prize, the British author discusses choosing to write a story set in space, climate change, and why ...