Hubble discovered a white dwarf planet devouring a Pluto-like object, revealing debris rich in water and nitrogen.

Courts have affirmed evolution's place in education. Creationism is just a belief, not based on empirical data, and not ...

Most people take the seasons for granted, but by using old satellite data, scientists have found that Earth's seasons might not be as dependable as we thought.

If you’ve always thought echidnas and platypuses were distant cousins who went their separate ways on land and water, think ...

Seismic studies reveal Mars may have a solid inner core. The result deepens knowledge of its evolution and lost magnetic field. Researchers have determined that Mars shares a structural similarity ...

Far too many animals from Earth’s second-most remote continent have gone extinct in the past 10,000 years. Here’s one such ...

Data may challenge and reshape current models of solar wind evolution. A recent study led by Dr. Michael Starkey of the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh glimpse into life on Earth at a time when flowering plants ...

Watch the Earth's tectonic plates grow, shrink, and jostle for position in this new model of the last billion years on the planet.

Recently, in a “wild” new spin on the theory, known as directed panspermia, it’s been suggested that “aliens sent microbes or ...

However, the number of such planets observed is significantly lower than expected, creating what is known as the 'hot Neptune desert'. To unravel this mystery, the ATREIDES team turned their attention ...

"The complexity of the exo-Neptunian landscape provides offers a unique window onto the processes involved in the formation ...