For 40 years, we thought Earth was home to six million insect species. Turns out, it could be three times that.

The star’s looming death will dramatically reshape the inner solar system, engulfing Mercury and Venus in a fiery sphere. The ...

A reader (and astronomy expert) gets to grips with this one, pointing out that Earth’s future fate is still uncertain – and that elements found in nuclear waste aren't great building blocks for biolog ...

Astronomers are closing in on what looks like a rare prize: a world almost the size of Earth, circling a Sun-like star at a distance that gives it a familiar, year-long orbit. The candidate, known as ...

Picture all of Earth’s oceans, which cover about 70% of the planet and are mostly made of hydrogen. Now multiply that by nine. That may be the amount of hydrogen in Earth’s core, possibly making it ...

What happens when geophysicists, mathematicians and computer scientists collaborate to solve the planet's most complex subsurface challenges? Meet the innovators driving a revolution in how we see the ...

A new image from the Artemis II Orion spacecraft, currently en route home from its journey to the Moon, reveals Earth for what it is: a glorious sphere. This is news because an alarming number of our ...

The new study described this "almost unprecedented rate of increase" in the length of an average day as a quantifiable consequence of Earth's rising oceans. Reading time 3 minutes It often feels like ...