It may be part of the night sky we look up at each night, but the moon's origins remain a mystery that has left scientists ...

Few questions have captivated humankind more than the origin of life on Earth. How did the first living cells come to exist?

Scientists have discovered an Earth-like planet orbiting a dead star 4,000 light years from here, giving us a humbling glimpse into Earth's likely fate.Published in Nature Astronomy, the planet, ...

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than ...