New research uncovers reversal of evolution in island plants. On the younger, volcanic islands of the Galápagos, wild tomato ...

Why is Mars barren and uninhabitable, while life has always thrived here on our relatively similar planet Earth? A discovery ...

Its meddling and arbitrary cuts to staff, programs, and grants are killing an engine of American greatness, insiders say.

A piece of chewed birch bark tar gum unearthed in western Sweden has unlocked a window into ancient life, revealing the ...

In an unexpected turn of events, NASA’s Curiosity rover has cracked open a rock on Mars, uncovering something so surprising ...

Rescuers searched Saturday for 27 girls missing from a riverside summer camp in the US state of Texas, after torrential rains caused devastating flooding that killed at least 43 people -- with more ...

Long-extinct species of small reptile that lived in Gondwana around 250 million years ago, used underground burrows to shelter from extreme weather events and breed, scientists have concluded.

In a new study published in the journal Nature Astronomy, scientists say mineral-rich layers of clay on Mars were once ideal ...