The University of Hawaii astronomer’s interest in habitable worlds began at a geothermal field in Iceland, where she and a ...

A new suggestion that complexity increases over time, not just in living organisms but in the nonliving world, promises to ...

Researchers have made a new discovery that changes our understanding of Earth's early geological history, challenging beliefs ...

A new study challenges traditional models of how planets form. A new analysis of existing data suggests that exoplanets with masses comparable to Jupiter may have formed significantly earlier than ...

Large soda lakes may have provided the high phosphorus levels needed for life to begin on Earth, offering a new explanation ...

We still don't fully understand what triggers lightning. A new study suggests that showers of cosmic rays may be the missing ...

In the film Seven Years in Tibet, Brad Pitt portrayed Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer, who in 1944 attempted to climb ...

Before hominins intentionally chipped stone to make tools, they likely used sharp rocks already shaped by natural forces.

New research suggests “microlightning” exchanges among water droplets in Earth’s early atmosphere may have sparked the ...

So yes, time is real. A favorite benediction uses the words of 19th-century Swiss poet Henri Frederic Amiel: "Life is short, ...

The EU’s dependence on countries like China for key raw materials for sectors such as the automotive, renewable energy, and ...