Animal life began in aquatic environments more than 600 million years ago. Around 500 million years ago, during the Cambrian ...

Nasa hails a "textbook" splashdown in the Pacific Ocean after the four astronauts travelled further from Earth than any ...

On the shores of the west coast of Australia lies a window to our past: the stromatolites and microbial mats of Gathaagudu ...

After a successful flight around the moon, the astronauts are relying on a flawed heat shield to protect them as they ...

Earth sets at 6:41 p.m. EDT, April 6, 2026, over the Moon’s curved limb in this photo captured by the Artemis II crew during ...

One of the crew say they have seen "sights that no human has ever seen" after travelling beyond the far side of the Moon.

It transports far more than 100 times as much water as all of the Earth's rivers combined: The Antarctic Circumpolar Current ...

Asteroid impacts may have helped kick-start life on Earth by creating hot, chemical-rich environments ideal for early biology. These impact-generated hydrothermal systems could have lasted thousands ...

Meteor impacts may have helped spark life on Earth, creating hot, chemical-rich environments where the first living cells ...

Exactly when and how plate tectonics started, however, is a matter of debate. Now, in a study published March 19 in the ...

Scientists found evidence of early plate tectonics dating back 3.5 billion years. The study analyzed rock samples from East Pilbara Craton using paleomagnetism. Findings suggest Earth's lithosphere ...

Erosion from wind and sea gradually carved the rock into curved shapes. The coastline shows visible signs of long-term change. Located in Comino Island, Malta. Older drivers facing new car tax charges ...