A long-standing idea in planetary science is that water-rich meteorites arriving late in Earth's history could have delivered ...

Despite the vast differences in human and bee brains, both of us can do mathematics. As we argue in a new paper published in ...

Exhaust from lunar landers drifts across the moon and contaminates ultra-cold polar craters that are rich in ancient ice and ...

Cracks and water leaks threaten King Tut's painted tomb, endangering its unique paintings and structure in the Valley of the ...

Memorizing seven continents feels settled, like learning the alphabet. A new study argues the ground rules are less tidy.

Great Pyramid construction workers may have used a hidden internal pulley system rather than external ramps to move the ...

A recent study by geophysicists at Washington State University offers insight into how nutrients may reach the subsurface ...

Scientists may need to broaden their horizons in their search for alien life.

An atmospheric study reveals unexpected findings about our largest neighboring planet and the structure of its deep atmosphere.

Astrophysicists are warning that low Earth orbit is reaching a critical tipping point, where satellite collisions could happen faster than previously imagined. A new metric, the ...

ESA's first mission to another world, the Mars Express orbiter, began circling the Red Planet on June 2, 2003. Ever since, ...