Deep soils vital for life host an active new microbial phylum, CSP1-3. These microbes may be key to innovative water ...

Carbon-rich water sinks deep underground, locking away CO2 where it can’t harm the climate anymore, even during earthquakes.

A team of astronomers used three instruments from the Keck Observatory to study WR 104, a stellar system nicknamed the 'death ...

Cores extracted from the impact crater revealed evidence of an ancient, life-nurturing hydrothermal system in the wake of the catastrophe.

BEIJING -- The latest discovery from rock samples returned by China's Chang'e 6 lunar mission reveals that the moon's mantle ...

In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, thousands of miles from any continent, Easter Island rises out of the sea. Its surface ...

Until now, it’s been very hard for scientists to establish a detailed timeline of the early evolution of bacteria.

Scientists have discovered a new phylum of microbes in Earth's Critical Zone, an area of deep soil that restores water ...

Crews are working to reduce the levels of a harmful chemical group in the city of Battle Creek’s water system.

Fluorescent cave minerals are helping scientists explore how life could survive in harsh places like Europa. Far beneath ...

Right after launching, a bunch of satellites heading to join the megaconstellation looks like a string of moving stars going ...

A surprising new study suggests the intense radiation from active galactic nuclei from a black hole might support life ...