Fossils from Scotland’s East Kirkton Quarry are now dated to 346 million years ago, offering rare insight into vertebrate evolution during Romer’s Gap. In 1984, an amateur paleontologist in Scotland discovered a remarkable fossil: a nearly complete skeleton r…

New near-infrared observations by the James Webb Space Telescope highlight a tightly packed group of stars at the peculiar galaxy's center as well as dust on its outer fringes.

‘Freak accident’ finding has changed thinking on shape of the Oort Cloud, a theoretical area of deep space believed to be a source of comets.

"I've had a number of NASA personnel come up and think that the one that was theirs was ours, and they're shocked."

New data hints at the possibility of a ‘Big Crunch’ end for the Universe and challenging everything we thought we knew

A new termite treatment blocks molting, spreads through colonies, and kills up to 95% when combined with a chemical lure. Drywood termites, which live hidden inside wooden structures, molt about seven times during their lives. Researchers at UC Riverside have…

As astronomers study an exoplanet called K2-18b, conflicting research reveals how difficult it is to find evidence of life beyond Earth.

The map comes as California sees increasing frequency and severity of wildfires — four out of five of California’s most-destructive wildfires and nine of the 10 largest have occurred since 20…

The space agency has published its budget request to Congress which would see funding for science projects cut by nearly a half.

Scientists have discovered hundreds of giant viruses in the ocean that may be secretly steering evolution and threatening the foundation of marine life.

Sediments from Pacific Highs preserve vital information on past ocean warming, extinctions, and circulation shifts.

A study from Japan has identified potential genes behind cat purrs, and the discovery could help us understand why our furry companions make these contented rumblings.

A newly discovered super-Earth may orbit in a zone where life could exist—but scientists didn’t spot it the usual way.

Something massive is brewing beneath the ocean — and this underwater volcano might be closer to erupting than anyone thought.

Beneath the Grand Canyon’s iconic layers, scientists have uncovered a fast-paced, 500-million-year-old tale of evolution that’s turning geology on its head.

Ralph Keeling, director of the Scripps CO2 Program, noted Thursday: “Another year, another record,” It’s sad.” Here’s why: For the first time, the seasonal peak of carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere exceeded 430 parts per million (ppm) at...

For years, astronomers have predicted a dramatic fate for our galaxy: a head-on collision with Andromeda, our nearest large galactic neighbor. This merger—expected in about 5 billion years—has become a staple of astronomy documentaries, textbooks and popular …

What: Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. When: 6:34 a.m. Sunday with other options until 10:34 a.m.,

Scientists discovered a massive "super-Earth," Kepler-725c, in the habitable zone using transit timing variation detection method.

Astronomers have discovered a whole new class of cosmic explosions that are dozens of times more powerful than supernovas.

This primitive, 85-million-year-old marine reptile was a fierce predator, measuring 12 meters in length. Unlike any known elasmosaur, it hunted its prey from above. A group of elasmosaur fossils—among the most well-known in North America—have now been formall…

Armed with funding, algorithms, and a tip line, this new effort aims to dig corrupt studies out of medical literature before they do real-world harm.

It's unclear when Flight 10 will lift off.

WE MAY KNOW ONE when we see it, but what word best describes an ecological landscape? Compared to traditional, more formal gardens, such native-plant-forward designs are variously labeled as looser, or naturalistic, or wildish—all perfectly