A study of fossils from the Permian-Triassic extinction event 252 million years ago shows that forests in many parts of the ...

A fluffy, Jupiter-sized planet may be triggering deadly flares from its star, leading to the slow destruction of its own atmosphere.

A discovery made by a NASA rover has offered a clue for this mystery, new research said Wednesday, suggesting that while ...

The molten rock was hot enough to melt the surrounding rocks and release massive amounts of carbon dioxide into Earth's ...

Around 252 million years ago, Earth was nearly lifeless, with nearly all life forms wiped out. This event, known as the ...

Faint booms from space help track incoming debris. But the path matters more than you think. Earth gains a little mass each ...

As climate change threatens tropical forests, a new study shows how the loss of those forests can be devastating to life on ...

A mass extinction event wiped out around 90% of life. What followed has long puzzled scientists: The planet became lethally ...

A team from the University of Tokyo, led by visiting researcher Gaku Nishiyama, realized that the instrument would be able to ...

One of the great unsolved problems in modern planetary science is written on the surface of Mars. Mars has canyons that were ...

The clingy planet orbits so close to its star, it triggers powerful explosions of radiation that eat away at its atmosphere.

Nigerian-born U.S.-based lawyer, politician, and author, Chief Owolabi Salis, has etched his name in history as the first ...