A team of researchers has recently claimed they have discovered a gas called dimethyl sulfide (DMS) in the atmosphere of ...

While researchers are still debating the exact timeline, one thing is becoming clear. Life didn’t take long to get started.

A discovery by scientists at Scripps Research and the Georgia Institute of Technology could shed light on the evolution of ...

The mystery of life’s beginnings has long captivated scientists. Central to that search is LUCA—the last universal common ...

For the first time in its 144-year history the Natural History Museum dedicates an exhibition to the wonders of space ...

The origin of reptiles on Earth has been shown to be up to 40 million years earlier than previously thought -- thanks to evidence discovered at an Australian fossil site that represents a critical ...

Giant viruses, like the ones found in Yellowstone's hot springs, have been turning up in many odd corners of the planet.

Scientists have been baffled after discovering bizarre structures on the Martian surface which look like 'a patchwork of ...

The purpose of the study isn’t to create fear, but it does give us a serious reminder of how natural forces, over time, will take away the conditions that make life on Earth possible.

“Musk: And eventually, all life on Earth will be destroyed by the sun. It's gradually expanding, we do at some point have to be multi-planetary civilization because Earth will be incinerated ...