All life on Earth can be traced back to a Last Universal Common Ancestor, or LUCA—and it likely lived on Earth only 400 ...

In a nutshell Water droplets create “microlightning” when they split, producing electrical discharges without any external ...

Similarly, some recurring dreams (not nightmares) might be a part of you, signaling that this is not your first life on earth ...

Although the movie’s participants refuse to disclose classified information, some of their statements elicited “audible gasps ...

An analysis of changes to global ecosystems has revealed that almost nowhere is untouched by the influence of humanity, with ...

If venusian clouds contain life, it will be very different than what we know. But terrestrial analogs might still give us ...

A study shows that electrical charges in sprays of water can cause chemical reactions that form organic molecules from inorganic materials. The findings provide evidence that microlightning may have ...

A new study reveals that supernova explosions may have caused two mass extinctions on Earth 372 million and 445 million years ...

Led by Curtin University geologists Chris Kirkland and Tim Johnson, a research team unearthed this primeval crater beneath ...

Dr David Jablonski, professor of geophysical sciences at the University of Chicago, joins Jim to talk about what might be ...

Exploding stars known as supernovas may have sparked mass extinctions that wiped out up to 85% of animals on Earth.

About 252 million years ago, 80 to 90 percent of life on Earth was wiped out. In the Turpan-Hami Basin, life persisted and ...