"A strong magnetic field is very important for life on a planet." ...

For more than 25 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, conducting research ...

This model reveals how vastly different the atmosphere was on ancient Earth, and how life may have first emerged. The key to unlocking the secrets of distant planets starts right here on Earth.

AFTER THE second world war, Leo Szilard, a pioneering nuclear physicist who had worked on the Manhattan Project, decided to move into biology instead: life; not death. But there was a problem. As a ...

Earth and Space Science Informatics encompasses the integration of digital technologies, data analytics, and computational modelling to advance our understanding of the Earth system. This field ...

Reaching as tall as 26 feet and living over 400 million years ago, this giant life form represented a branch in the evolution ...

Billions of years ago, Earth’s atmosphere was hostile, with barely any oxygen and toxic conditions for life. Researchers from the Earth-Life Science Institute studied Japan’s iron-rich hot springs, ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - Roughly 300,000 years ago, our species first appeared on the African landscape before spreading globally and coming to dominate the planet. All this happened about 4.5 ...

The field of Other Earth Sciences encompasses a wide array of disciplines that extend beyond traditional geological studies, integrating advances in environmental management, geotechnical ...

We have only one example of biology forming in the universe—life on Earth. But what if life can form in other ways? How do you look for alien life when you don’t know what alien life might look like?

Emerging evidence suggests that plate tectonics, or the recycling of Earth's crust, may have begun much earlier than previously thought — and may be a big reason that our planet harbors life. When you ...