Researchers predict that in the future, Earth's atmosphere will undergo significant changes. According to their calculations, ...

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Ancient species may have evolved at a slower pace and endured longer, but evolutionary rates sped up significantly following ...

All life on Earth, from a fungal spore to a blue whale ... a novel called Shadow World, and eight popular science books.

Material from asteroid Ryugu riddled with earthly microbes provides a cautionary tale for scientists seeking signs of alien ...

If you like the smell of spring roses, the sounds of summer birdsong, and the colors of fall foliage, you have the stabilization of the ozone layer to thank for it. Located in the stratosphere, where ...

NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if ...

New research sheds light on icy ocean worlds like Jupiter's Europa, focusing on a novel thermodynamic concept called the ...

The ring might have acted like a giant sunshade, causing a cooling effect that might have unleashed an ice age.

The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ...