NASA has arrived at two ways of returning samples collected on Mars to Earth. Now, the agency will test the options to see if ...

If you like the smell of spring roses, the sounds of summer birdsong, and the colors of fall foliage, you have the stabilization of the ozone layer to thank for it. Located in the stratosphere, where ...

Imagine a world where life doesn’t rely on the same DNA and proteins as all living organisms on Earth. Instead, it’s a ...

In a new peer reviewed analysis, scientists quantify amino acids before and after our “last universal common ancestor.” The ...

Ancient species may have evolved at a slower pace and endured longer, but evolutionary rates sped up significantly following ...

New research sheds light on icy ocean worlds like Jupiter's Europa, focusing on a novel thermodynamic concept called the ...

The Mars Sample Return mission has been ranked as the highest priority by planetary scientists, who hope to find signs of ancient life on Mars.

The world's oldest rocks are spread across the globe and paint a picture of Earth's turbulent early history. Here are some of the most notable and important formations scientists have discovered.

Researchers from a Spanish laboratory observe, for the first time, the formation of compartments alongside the basic ...

Days and nights are filled with biased and misleading information in pursuit of gaining political mileage. Simply put, propaganda rules. This includes spreading ...

The Mars Sample Return effort was billions of dollars over budget and not expected to return to Earth with its samples until 2040.