The Indian Ocean "gravity hole" is a region where Earth's mass is reduced, leading to weak gravitational pull, ...

On the anniversary of Lucy’s discovery, paleoanthropologists reflect on what she means to science, and what she taught us about ourselves.

Beetles are an evolutionary success, with rove beetles' diversification largely due to their unique tergal gland that synthesizes defensive chemicals. This adaptation, evolving over millions of years, ...

Interactions between Earth and the solar system have profoundly shaped the planet’s history, influencing evolution and ...

Microorganisms on a sample of asteroid are clearly terrestrial — despite strict protocols to avoid contamination.

Samples from the far side of the moon gathered by China’s Chang’e-6 mission record eons of tumultuous lunar history ...

The rover's latest discoveries, including pure sulfur stones and sprawling mineral "spiderwebs," unravel new mysteries of ...

Pete Hegseth, a host on Fox News’ morning show “Fox & Friends,” is Trump’s pick for Defense Secretary. Research from 2022 ...

Earth may have had a ring made up of a broken asteroid over 400 million years ago, a study finds. The Saturn-like feature ...

Scientists recently discovered amber fragments that suggest the snow-covered continent of Antarctica could have once been a ...

Scientists have published the first detailed analyses of the historic cache of lunar soil and rock that China retrieved from ...

Roughly 233 million years ago, Earth’s continents were fused into one massive landmass, and life as we know it was on the ...