Exploring the transformation of Earth from a volcanic hellscape to a potential birthplace of life during the Hadean era. Insights from a University of California study suggest that early Earth had ...

Blood Falls in Antarctica flows unpredictably with iron-rich, salty water. Microbes inside survive without sunlight.

Understanding where Earth's essential elements came from—and why some are missing—has long puzzled scientists. Now, a new ...

Maps created by combining different models of glaciers and ice sheets reveal the way water is flowing deep beneath Antarctica ...

Electric vehicles (EVs) and green energy sources rely heavily on batteries to store electricity. Currently, more than 75 ...

No matter how many missions to Mars she takes part in, the sheer joy of unearthing discoveries about the red planet never gets old for Mariek Schmidt.

A newly confirmed exoplanet around a nearby sunlike star might be astronomers’ best chance yet to look for life beyond the ...

The Coldest Place on Earth Antarctica is the epitome of frigid climates, with temperatures that can make you shiver just thinking about them. 6°F) captured at Vostok Station in 1983. Imagine trying to ...