Stand on solid ground and it feels obvious that “down” points toward the center of the planet and “up” leads to the sky. Yet ...

While the Milankovitch Cycles operate on timescales far longer than human lifespans, their effects are always at play.

Where there’s a tree, there’s usually a forest. But not always. A biologist describes some of the loneliest trees on planet Earth. When we think about isolation in nature, we usually picture islands ...

When we start talking about Earth's origin, there are many theories on the table that have been tossed around for years, with the Big Bang hypothesis often leading the charge. But thanks to the James ...

New research shows how RNA, a key molecule for life, may have formed on early Earth using simple chemistry and materials delivered by asteroid impacts, linking space science with the origins of life ...