This theory was the brainchild of Francis Crick (yes, the one who helped identify DNA) and Leslie Orgel, the originator of ...

All species in the series draw inspiration from real living organisms and processes seen on Earth, but crank it up to the ...

Recently, the results of a 250-day experiment to refine a particular motion of our planet were published in the journal ...

“Even though we know seismometers can record a variety of sources happening on Earth’s surface, never before has such a ...

A sudden halt to Earth's rotation, though improbable, would trigger catastrophic events. Inertia would cause widespread ...

Earth's rotation is randomly speeding up, and nobody is quite sure why. These speedups, which have occurred several times over the last few years, haven't had any effect on daily life, but they also ...

Given that the gray sandstone and siliclastic sediment was deposited over a long, long time, it was evidence that right at the beginning of the age of the dinosaurs when their numbers and diversity ...

Around the world, international borders are hardening. Nations are competing for resources, technology and even orbits. But in Vienna this June, a different vision took center stage. One where space ...

Exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 e may contain an atmosphere and liquid water, NASA scientists said. Research into the exoplanet is ...

Mars is known for its barren desert landscape and dry climate. But two recent studies in the journals Nature and Science go ...