Samantha Harvey has won the UK's top fiction prize for a novel that takes place over 24 hours on the International Space ...

An unusual sea slug with a large hood, a tail with fingerlike projections and glowing bioluminescence has been found living ...

"The findings not only provide further evidence to support the theory of a Martian ocean but also present, for the first time ...

Meteors that fall to Earth are also often called “shooting stars” and are a common occurrence, according to NASA. While some ...

Researchers have now made the southernmost discovery of amber in the world. Roughly 90 million years ago, climatic conditions in Antarctica were suitable for resin-producing trees. A team of ...

A series of rocks hiding around Colorado's Rocky Mountains may hold clues to a frigid period in Earth's past when glaciers several miles thick covered the entire planet.

Around 700 million years ago, the Earth cooled so much that scientists believe massive ice sheets encased the entire planet ...

You might have heard about plans to establish a self‑sustaining city on Mars. Here’s what life would really be like on the ...

Kiwi climate researchers are part of an ambitious mission to recover critical geological records to help forecast future ...

Instead of sending tourists to space, scientists have found a more practical use for the final frontier: growing better ...

Scientists have been left stunned by the discovery of mysterious giant creatures living in the ocean crust. Our oceans are home to some weird and wonderful creatures that continue to baffle experts.