The fact that the cold, dry Mars of today had flowing rivers and lakes several billion years ago has puzzled scientists for ...

Scientists have detected organic compounds and minerals necessary for life in the samples collected by the OSIRIS-REx mission ...

The northern plains of Mars, marked by thousands of mounds and hills, hold significant evidence of the planet's watery past.

Harvard scientists explain how Mars had warm spells billions of years ago, allowing rivers and lakes to exist.

Scientists have discovered massive structures deep inside Earth, beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean. These structures are ...

Newly created BBC Studios role will lead development and the award-winning Bristol-based production unit’s expansion into new ...

As Sussan Ley compared the First Fleet's arrival to billionaire Elon Musk's bid to explore Mars in an Australia Day speech, ...

People lived in many parts of the Old World by then but had not yet reached Australia or the Americas. The bulk of the human ...

All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that ...

Two new papers describe hints to a brine-filled environment on the 4.5-billion-year-old space rock and the presence of amino ...