New method reveals chemical signs of early microbial life in ancient Earth rocks, showing photosynthesis evolved much earlier ...

A rapid climate collapse during the Late Ordovician Mass Extinction devastated ocean life and reshuffled Earth’s ecosystems.

Scientists say Earth’s magnetic field may have funneled atmospheric particles to the moon for billions of years. Lunar soil could preserve a record of Earth’s past while providing resources for future ...

Despite multiple mass extinctions, the frilled shark has managed to thrive for 100 million years. Today, it remains one of ...

Tayari Jones, Ann Patchett, George Saunders and Veronica Roth return with new novels; Jennette McCurdy makes her fiction ...

As she prepares to release her third studio album Locket on 16 January, we chat to US popstar Madison Beer about finding ...

Scientists refine the timeline of sponge origins, showing soft-bodied ancestors likely evolved later than some chemical ...

NASA’s Pandora mission will study exoplanet atmospheres by separating star light from planet signals, helping scientists learn which distant worlds may have air, water, and signs of life ...

From volcanic landscapes to world-class observatories, a journey through the Canary Islands reveals a night sky unlike ...

A new study theorizes that evolution ticks at different speeds, especially when a big group of organisms first appears.

What was Earth like billions of years ago? How did life emerge? And how did humanity come to dominate the planet? This video ...

A federal jail with a documented history of power outages, staffing shortages and detainee complaints got two more ...