Over a decade ago a theory was floated that a primitive civilization on Mars was eradicated by a nuclear explosion, but NASA ...

"The extraordinary results are an essential step toward understanding the initial conditions that lead to the formation of ...

A new study does the difficult task of trying to piece together the history of the world’s largest subduction zone.

New observations and simulations capture the physics at play across each of the three main ionospheric regions.

The collapse of the world’s second-largest ice sheet would drown cities worldwide. Is that ice more vulnerable than we know?

The human fingerprint on global warming was likely evident in Earth’s atmosphere far earlier than previously thought—even ...

For the dwarf planet candidate, one trip around the sun takes over 24,000 years. Its orbit challenges a proposed path for a hypothetical Planet Nine.

Webb has captured a frigid exoplanet in a wildly tilted orbit, revealing a system shaped by past planetary violence and ...

Grasslands, covering more than 40% of Earth's terrestrial surface, are key ecosystems for global carbon storage, biodiversity ...

It is scientifically known as Zaglossus attenboroughi and named after the legendary naturalist David Attenborough.

The natural marvels, which do everything from enabling acrobatic flight to insulating against Antarctic cold, continue to ...