A chemical "anomaly" revealed through an analysis of meteorites may have led to finding the first existing evidence of "proto ...

Deep inside a Swiss mountain, a group of students spent some of the summer simulating what life might be like inside a lunar ...

Scientists have uncovered a mysterious relic from an area of the moon that has never been explored by humans until now.

University of California, Irvine. An international team of researchers has identified a strong candidate for a nearby, potentially rocky exoplanet orbiting within its star’s temperate zone. The world, ...

The eclectic collection of more than 7,600 vintage 16 mm classroom films represents an unsung genre that offered engaging new ...

Salt is an essential nutrient for the human body. But hundreds of millions of years before the first humans, salt minerals ...

Hidden deep in ancient rocks, scientists have found the surviving traces of Earth’s first form—unchanged for 4.5 billion ...

Moroccan rocks reveal that Earth’s magnetic field once changed fast but followed a hidden order, helping scientists map ...

Nearly 600 years ago, a massive volcanic eruption sent clouds of sulfurous gas and ash high into the atmosphere. The blast ...

Don Hurzeler, a Kailua-Kona resident, reported large, yet incredibly light, lava rock raining on his truck as he drove home ...

A VOLCANO thought to be dead has roared into life and risen from the ground – sparking fears of its first eruption for ...