Long before dinosaurs, trilobites, or even jellyfish swam the seas, Earth’s oceans were filled with creatures that looked like squishy tubes or blobs. They had no bones, no shells, and no nervous ...

The striking thing about this is that repeating the procedure on the star turned up no evidence of carbon-based chemicals, ...

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has provided the first direct measurements of the chemical and physical ...

Just two decades after astronomers discovered the first exoplanet, NASA has confirmed the existence of 6,000 alien worlds.

The methane gas may constitute a rarefied atmosphere, or it may come from erupting plumes on Makemake’s surface.

The known universe is full of shockingly huge things. Here are the largest planets, stars, galaxies, and structures we've ...

Hudson River researchers detected large amounts of algal bloom, a toxic bacteria that can be harmful to pets and humans, between Kingston and Norrie Point in Staatsburg. The massive bloom, said to be ...

That raises the possibility that the TRAPPIST-1e exoplanet could also have liquid water and therefore support life.

One of the largest birds of prey on Earth is the eagle, with over 60 species of this magnificent bird extant. While most inhabit Asia and Africa, eagles can be found anywhere from forests to mountains ...

New research has revealed the potential for an atmosphere around an Earth-sized planet located about 40 light-years away. A team from the University of St Andrews has published a study on TRAPPIST-1e, ...

Archaeologists in drought-hit Iraq have discovered 40 ancient tombs after water levels in the country's largest reservoir declined, an antiquities official said Saturday. The tombs, believed to be ...

Nights are about to get longer and colder. The autumnal equinox is on Sept. 22 — a day of equal daylight and darkness that happens twice per year. The fall equinox marks the point when days start to ...