The Cambrian Explosion in which life on Earth underwent massive diversification was likely triggered by eccentricities in Earth’s orbit around our Sun. Or so say the authors of a new paper just ...

Look up at the night sky long enough and you start wondering whether alien life exists somewhere out there. But here’s the twist: you don’t need to leave Earth to find something genuinely otherworldly ...

Two astronauts in full spacesuits with backpacks on a space walk with tethers, facing each other with hands out. The astronauts are in front of planet earth and some distant stars are also visible.

Several key moments in Earth's history help us humans answer the question "How did we get here?" These moments also shed light on the question "Where are we going?" and offer scientists deeper insight ...

"Consciousness," although challenging to define, can be thought of as a first-person awareness of one's surroundings and oneself. You sense the world through your eyes, nose, ears and hands, and track ...

Scientists calculate that a superhabitable planet should ideally be roughly twenty to thirty per cent larger by volume and up ...

Earth's climate and biogeochemical cycles have fundamentally influenced the evolution of biodiversity, environmental change, and ecosystem resilience throughout geological history. Recent advances in ...