Researchers have uncovered evidence that Uranus and Neptune could be far rockier on the inside than anyone expected.

There are roughly 2.5 million known species on the planet, but scientists estimate that's only a fraction of the biodiversity on Earth. A new study shows we're finding new species like never before.

The climate is changing and nowhere is it changing faster than at Earth's poles. Researchers at Penn State have painted a ...

Scientists have managed to observe solar neutrinos carrying out a rare atomic transformation deep underground, converting carbon-13 into nitrogen-13 inside the SNO+ detector. By tracking two faint ...

While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by ...

A massive exoplanet orbiting twin stars approximately 500 light-years from Earth has been found by astronomers.HD 143811 b is a gas giant six times ...

Researchers found that eroded lava rubble beneath the South Atlantic can trap enormous amounts of CO2 for tens of millions of ...

This is the strongest evidence yet of a rocky planet beyond our solar system with an atmosphere. Astronomers using the James ...

His goal: to expand a body of knowledge of Earth’s ever-evolving climate patterns for current and future generations. “As an ...

Cosmic dust trapped, or blocked, by Arctic ice allowed researchers to map 30,000 years of sea-ice history. Their findings ...

A team of researchers from the University of Zurich and the NCCR PlanetS is challenging our understanding of the solar system ...

Native American oral history and archaeological data alike suggest that farmers in parts of North America began abandoning major settlements such as Mesa Verde in Colorado and Cahokia in Illinois ...