A team of researchers has recently claimed they have discovered a gas called dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the atmosphere of ...

Giant viruses, like the ones found in Yellowstone's hot springs, have been turning up in many odd corners of the planet.

Fossil tracks found in Australia push the origin of reptiles back by 40 million years, altering the timeline of tetrapod ...

For the first time in its 144-year history the Natural History Museum dedicates an exhibition to the wonders of space ...

While researchers are still debating the exact timeline, one thing is becoming clear. Life didn’t take long to get started.

Scientists have been baffled after discovering bizarre structures on the Martian surface which look like 'a patchwork of ...

A discovery by scientists at Scripps Research and the Georgia Institute of Technology could shed light on the evolution of ...

With a message that is timely and essential, Neil Shubin delivers a compendium of both historical and very recent scientific ...

The mystery of life’s beginnings has long captivated scientists. Central to that search is LUCA—the last universal common ...

SETI combines cutting-edge radio astronomy, data science, and planetary research in a global effort to detect signs of ...

Scientists have puzzled over the origin of elements heavier than iron since the 1950s. Recently, LSU astrophysicist Eric ...