An ambitious, multinational research project co-led by the University at Buffalo has demonstrated that Earth's biodiversity ...

One leading theory on the origins of life on Earth proposes that simple chemical molecules gradually became more complex, ...

Exploring the transformation of Earth from a volcanic hellscape to a potential birthplace of life during the Hadean era.

Scientists used aircraft and satellites to track biodiversity, helping improve conservation and space research.

Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global ...

Scientists have been exploring this hidden realm, uncovering an astonishing variety of microbes that survive in extreme ...

Samples of organic matter returned from the asteroid Bennu support the theory that asteroids could have brought the building ...

An asteroid strike could cool the planet's climate, harm crops, and disrupt food supply, but it may also increase plankton ...

According to astronomers, there are approximately 200 billion trillion stars in our observable universe — chances are, ...

SETI scientists suggest that extraterrestrial civilizations could detect Earth through 'technosignatures' like planetary ...

A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.

The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the seeds of life on Earth and that these ...