A new AI model from the University of Bern predicts planetary systems likely to host Earth-like planets. It could boost the ...

We know it’s getting warmer. Earth’s climate has changed naturally over thousands of years—through cycles of ice ages and ...

An analysis of North America’s fossil record for the 18 million years before dinosaurs disappeared suggests the prehistoric ...

In its 4.5 billion year history, Earth has undergone five mass extinctions and we are potentially in a sixth era of mass death. Today’s crocodylians are the surviving members of a lineage called ...

Deep beneath the mountains of the Himalayas, something remarkable is taking place. The vast, rocky plate supporting India, ...

Are we alone in the universe? The answer to one of humanity’s biggest questions is complicated by a basic reality: If there is life on other worlds, it may not look familiar. In a paper published ...

Scientists at Caltech are using AI to translate what frequent, small earthquakes can tell us about what’s happening below the ...

President Trump imposes 245% tariffs on China following export restrictions on rare earth materials, escalating the ...

The far-reaching glow of bioluminescence has haunted sailors for centuries across the Indian Ocean. Now scientists believe ...

Spending cuts and directives questioning the reality and urgency of climate change have marked quick shifts in U.S. science ...

A powerful solar storm is approaching Earth. This creates a rare chance to view the Northern Lights in many US and European ...

By Stephen Beech Crocodiles' ability to eat almost anything helped their ancestors survive two mass extinctions, suggests new research. The secret to their longevity could help conservationists better ...