The team discovered that the surface might contain liquid water, an essential ingredient for life. Astronomers from the, Irvine have discovered a planet orbiting within the “habitable zone” of its ...

High levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide intensify climate change, but high carbon dioxide levels can also stimulate plant ...

SQUIRE aims to detect exotic spin-dependent interactions using quantum sensors deployed in space, where speed and ...

Coral reefs have long been celebrated as biodiversity hotspots—but new research shows they have also played a much deeper ...

Four key climate systems are showing signs of instability and approaching tipping points with potentially abrupt and ...

Our planet’s magnetosphere has seen dramatic shifts across its history—even total reversals—but this recent wrinkle doesn’t ...

Fresh evidence suggests early Earth wasn’t locked under a rigid stagnant lid but was already experiencing intense subduction.

Astronomers from the University of California, Irvine have made an exciting discovery that brings new hope to the search for life beyond Earth. They have identified a planet that orbits within the ...

NASA has selected two science instruments designed for astronauts to deploy on the surface of the Moon during the Artemis IV mission to the lunar south polar ...

A massive new sunspot complex, dubbed AR 4294-4296, has emerged on the sun and is facing directly at Earth. The dark patch is ...

Little is known about the long-destroyed moon-forming planet, Theia. But it may have been born in the inner solar system—just like Earth—a new study suggests ...

Forget the dusty, rusty landscape you see today. Billions of years ago, Mars may have been soaking wet. Tropical storms might ...