Life thrived on Earth far earlier than previously believed, flourishing under the harsh reign of the Hadean eon. LUCA—the ...

All life on Earth can be traced back to a Last Universal Common Ancestor, or LUCA—and it likely lived on Earth only 400 ...

The special properties of rare earth magnetic materials are due to the electrons in the 4f shell. Until now, the magnetic ...

Material from the moon’s far side collected by China’s Chang’e 6 spacecraft could solve a long-standing lunar mystery ...

Scientists consider Last Chance Lake to be an analog for lakes that may have existed on Earth 4 billion years ago and ...

Northwestern University-led researchers have discovered a new way that nature cycles phosphorus, a finding that uncovers a ...

But according to the scientists, if high emission scenarios continue, the slow bulging at the Earth’s equator could even ...

"This very arid soil houses a treasure," ecologist María Fernanda Pérez told Live Science after the Atacama Desert produced a ...

Space storms could soon be forecast with greater accuracy than ever before thanks to a big leap forward in our understanding ...

Maintaining a space station around a planetary body other than Earth won't be an easy feat. While the ISS orbits just 250 ...

After breaking apart and largely vaporizing while falling through Earth's atmosphere, the leftover charred chunks will plunge ...

Zack Emmerson explains how Native Americans in Northern California used fire ...