The distribution of living species on Earth follows a surprisingly simple logic. An international study reveals that ...

Reefs cover less than 1 percent of the ocean floor yet shelter about a quarter of all marine species and buffer shorelines ...

Ancient supernovas may have blasted Earth with powerful radiation, causing dramatic changes in our climate, and could do so ...

Scientists found that species cluster in core bioregions and spread outward, likely due to environmental filtering, a pattern ...

During the red giant phase, both the Sun and Jupiter will shine brighter and become hotter. However, its moon Europa is ...

All around the Universe, clouds of gas and dust swirl between stars, hiding tiny, reactive molecules that could hold answers ...

Kepler-725c is roughly 2,472 light years from Earth, circling a G9V star in about 207.5 days. Its path brings it into a ...

Researchers believe this 4.6-billion-year-old piece of rock could reveal compounds present at the beginning of the solar ...

We're replacing BBC Sounds outside the UK and bringing you BBC.com, a seamless way to read, watch, and listen - all in one place. Kevin Fong on pestering Nasa, medical planning for Mars and handling ...

As the years go by, the chances of Europa hosting life seem to keep going down. But it's not out of contention yet.