Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory on Mauna Kea, Hawaiʻi, have spotted such a gruesome glimpse of stellar ...

Scientists have long wondered why Earth's overall makeup doesn't fully match the mix of materials found in ancient meteorites ...

Scientists have traced the origins of complex life to the breakup of the supercontinent Nuna 1.5 billion years ago. This ...

New research reveals that Earth’s so-called “Boring Billion” was a time of dramatic change beneath the surface.

Far from boring, this period saw the reorganization of deep Earth in manners that prepared the way for life to grow complex.

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

A Montana fossil reveals that Nanotyrannus, once thought to be a young T. rex, was actually a full-grown predator and it's ...

Fungi’s evolutionary roots stretch far deeper than once believed — up to 1.4 billion years ago, long before plants or animals ...

Imagine Earth installing a patch that makes life both stronger and stranger. That’s what happened 300 million years ago, when ...

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

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, scientists have recreated "cosmic fireballs" here on Earth in a particle accelerator.The ...