Recent observations of a black hole devouring a wandering star may help scientists understand more complex black hole feeding behaviors.

Scientists have discovered that the atmosphere contained far less CO2 than previously thought when forests emerged on our planet, the new study has important implications for understanding how land plants affect the climate.

Although typically a minor meteor shower, the Ursids could surprise us this week!

Orangutan communication uses consonants, like human speech • Earth.com

InSight landed on Mars in 2018 with the aim of studying seismic activity.

NASA's Mars InSight lander on Tuesday shared its last image as it prepares to fall silent anytime.

The shape of bird toe pads and foot scales can be used to infer their behaviour. Here, the authors examine fossil evidence of toe pads and scales, in addition to claws and bones, from birds and close relatives, illustrating diverse lifestyles and ecological r…

The American space agency's Mars rover Perseverance will begin dropping samples of rock onto the surface of the Red Planet this week. According to media reports, the materials have been packaged in small titanium tubes with the expectation they can b

In a study publishing December 20 in Nature Cancer, UCSF researchers found that phenotype switching, as opposed to genetic evolution, may be the escape mechanis

Discrepancy in measurement of a particle decay had raised hopes of new physics.

Scientists have identified 155 new genes in the human genome. These genes strongly indicate that humans are continuously evolving.

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InSight revealed Mars's deep interior to scientists for the first time by capturing more than 1,300 Mars quakes. But the lander was struggling.

The space agency says that information is "key to designing a mitigation strategy for a planetary defense scenario."

GeoCarb would have placed a satellite in geostationary orbit with the sole purpose of tracking Earth’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Finding our way around the Moon is likely to be a tricky proposition. Unlike Earth, there are no roads, signs,...

The program could be used by future lunar explorers as they make their way around the lunar surface.

Based partly on data from generations of NASA missions, including NASA’s Voyager and Cassini, a 40-year study could help scientists determine how to predict weather on Jupiter. Researchers have just completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in Ju…

40 years of observing the biggest planet in the solar system has revealed "things we never anticipated," a new study says.

Scientists have discovered a new chain-like structure that helps single-celled organisms survive in the sulfur-rich hot acid springs of Yellowstone National Park in the U.S.

FOR the first time, astronomers have identified a planet that is spiraling toward a cataclysmic collision with its ageing sun, potentially offering a glimpse into how Earth could...

Starship is expected to overtake NASA's SLS as the world's most powerful rocket. It will produce a massive 17 million lbs of thrust.

A new study by scientists has revealed how water arose on our planet, the only source of life we know, and what processes it went through. The origin of Earth's water has long been an enduring mystery