With monuments like the Acropolis just steps apart, Greece’s capital scored a perfect 20/20 in a global study.

It used to be thought that there were more volatiles than expected in lunar soil because they escaped Earth before it had a ...

Scientists believe they’ve found evidence that life on Earth is over a billion years older than anyone believed was realistic. New research used machine learning to scan ancient meteorites and fossils ...

Two perplexing structures deep inside Earth might be ancient remnants of our early planet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Two ...

Scientists have uncovered massive, dense rock structures deep beneath the western Pacific, challenging long-held theories about Earth's mantle. Advanced seismic imaging reveals these anomalies, which ...

Through the analyses of gases and fluids preserved within salt crystals, the team extended the direct record of Earth’s ...

Fossils can provide clues to the conditions that ancient species lived in, like what their environments felt like, how deep in the water some species lived, or even how long the Sun was out! Hosted by ...

More than a billion years ago, in a shallow basin across what is now northern Ontario, a subtropical lake much like ...

A drawing of an orange, cloud-covered planet against a black background During the Archean Eon, 4-2.5 billion years ago, Earth likely looked very different than it does today. Its hazy skies may have ...

A molten lava world cloaked in a thick envelope of vaporized rock could be the strongest evidence we have yet of a rocky ...

Trapped gases in 1.4 billion-year-old salt crystals reveal ancient secrets about oxygen and carbon dioxide levels on early ...

Architects also praise rammed earth’s high thermal mass—insulative properties that regulate a building’s indoor temperature.