Japanese researchers developed a model to simulate early Earth's atmosphere, revealing how UV radiation and hydrocarbons ...

Assuming intelligent aliens have used AI for thousands or even millions of years, experts think it may have grown to ...

In a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature, astronomers describe the youngest transiting planet ever found. It’s ...

A new study reveals that the asteroid 2024 PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for 2 months, may have a "lunar origin." ...

Charles Darwin comes to mind when we think of the theory of evolution. But before Darwin published his groundbreaking work in ...

Beetles are an evolutionary success, with rove beetles' diversification largely due to their unique tergal gland that synthesizes defensive chemicals. This adaptation, evolving over millions of years, ...

Interactions between Earth and the solar system have profoundly shaped the planet’s history, influencing evolution and ...

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The clearest picture yet of our “last universal common ancestor” suggests it was a relatively complex organism living 4.2 ...

Wings may be the obvious choice when studying the connection between dinosaurs and birds, but a pair of paleontologists prefer drumsticks. That part of the leg, they say, is where fibular reduction ...

Nearly every bone of the animal has been recovered, and unlike most pterosaur fossils, this specimen is preserved in three ...