For nearly 30 million years, a 2,000-pound beast known as the entelodont ruled a sweeping empire from Mongolia to what is now ...

The origins of life on our planet remains one of science’s great mysteries. Now, a NASA mission that brought a piece of an ...

Scientists have long debated why Earth and Mars lack certain essential elements. A new study reveals that these missing ...

One photographer put the age of starlight into perspective with stunning projections on some of Earth's oldest rock ...

New research shows that ancient humans, Australopithecus, had a plant-based diet, challenging long-held meat-eating theories.

Research on hidden structures deep within Earth’s mantle challenges theories about our planet’s middle layer and could ...

The organic ingredients to life, hints to where Earth’s water came from, and the fundamental building blocks of our planet ...

Imagine creatures that have survived since the time of dinosaurs. Species like the tuatara, sturgeon, crocodile, hagfish, ...

In the heart of Bamako, architect Mariam Sy is leading a quiet revolution – one handful of earth at a time. Her vision merges ...

New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons ...

The Pliocene epoch, which lasted from 5.3 million to 2.6 million years ago, was a consequential time in Earth's history. The ...