A single pale rock in an ancient Martian riverbed is forcing scientists to rethink when, where, and how life might have taken ...

Today, oceans cover about 70% of Earth’s surface. This stark contrast has long driven scientific interest in how water ...

Could the oldest rocks under our feet be the remains of a planet that is now extinct? This is the kind of question that ...

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope report that a powerful gamma-ray burst detected in March may have been ...

Scientists have digitally reconstructed the face of a 1.5-million-year-old Homo erectus fossil from Ethiopia, uncovering an ...

New laboratory studies could shed light on a rock containing potential signs of alien life that’s stranded on Mars ...

The Pahon Cave in Gabon offers archaeologists a well-preserved look into the Late Stone Age time period in central Africa, ...

A pair of practiced hands pushes novice fingers into the stretchy dough, encouraging the boldness needed to coax the focaccia ...