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

Analysis of debris from the nearly 5 billion-year-old asteroid Bennu suggests the building blocks of DNA and RNA were present ...

Humans have become a geologic force by cooking the planet — using fire on a scale that is altering land, water, air and ...

Iron Maiden have written songs about dinosaurs, the Second World War and many, many things in between. So, here’s the history of Planet Earth as told through the metal legends’ lyrics.

Seismic imaging has revealed two colossal regions deep within Earth’s mantle that could reshape our understanding of the ...

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

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

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

A super-Earth planet that dips in and out of its star's habitable zone has been discovered just 19.7 light-years away.

A collection of Martian rocks could reveal details about potential past life on the Red Planet – but first NASA has to get ...