Scientists discovered that methyl halides, a gas produced by microbes, could be a biosignature for life on distant planets.

Debris produced by human activity has now been spotted at a depth of 5,112 meters (3.2 miles) in the Mediterranean Sea.

Wind turbine blades will become fossils due to their durable materials. Scientists call these "technofossils." ...

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Paranthropus robustus fossils from Swartkrans Cave reveal new insights into their diet, social structure, and survival 2 ...

NASA’s Perseverance rover found pale rocks containing kaolinite on Mars, a mineral that forms in warm, wet conditions.

New research finds that cacao trees evolved over 7.5 million years ago. DNA studies may help improve future chocolate crops.

A new study suggests that children who consumed the least seafood at age seven exhibited lower prosocial behavior at both ...

The global trade is shifting focus from the critically endangered European eel to the American eel, raising new conservation ...

New theory posits black holes may transition into ‘white holes’, ejecting matter and potentially even time itself, back into ...

Cutting animal products—whether you replace them with whole foods or processed plant-based alternatives—leads to weight loss.

Early in our Solar System’s history, bits of icy debris were scattered and then gradually coaxed into a spiral alignment in ...