We may be starting to get a grasp on what kick-started life on Earth – and it could help us search for it on other planets ...

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

The new 'Looney Tunes' movie hits theaters today, and the film's Rotten Tomatoes score reveals if it's a hit or miss.

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 ...

"We're arguing that intelligent life may not require a series of lucky breaks to exist," said lead author Dan Mills of the ...

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

It was a respectable tenure, but the world’s oldest known meteorite site is no longer western Australia’s 2.2 ...

It came from outer space! In the early morning of June 30, 1908, people in the remote Tunguska region of Siberia beheld an ...

And could we really end all life on Earth? What if we dropped every nuke at once? Would that get every bug, including roaches and bacteria? “No way, no chance, no prayer — there's not the ...

With high carbon dioxide, low oxygen and no photosynthesis, here’s how an entire ecosystem persists in Movile Cave, one of the most extreme environments on Earth.