Analysis by researchers at the University of Bern suggests that water and other volatile compounds arrived on Earth from ...

This theory was the brainchild of Francis Crick (yes, the one who helped identify DNA) and Leslie Orgel, the originator of ...

Researchers in England believe carbon played a key role in freezing Earth’s core. As it contributes to the cooling and freezing of the molten outer core, the solid, iron-rich center of Earth continues ...

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The extinction of dinosaurs reshaped rivers, forests, and landscapes—changes still recorded in the rock layers across North ...

New study provides clearer insight into how the Moon formed and why its materials closely resemble those of Earth.

Has NASA's Perseverance rover at long last found evidence that life did indeed once exist on Mars? Here's what we know.

It's one of the most longstanding questions in biology: how did life first arise? Research on the topic abounds, but there's no one accepted answer. And according to one new paper, the chances that ...

A new study brings scientists closer to uncovering how life began on Earth.

Viking consisted of two twin orbiters and landers, with experimental chambers in the landers to conduct three biology ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh ...